Cervical ribs—An anatomical obstacle for upper limb regional blocks

Clinical Case Reports

María Fernanda Bastías Moraga¹  Enrique Moreno¹  Mario Fajardo Pérez²  Dan Sebastian Dirzu³ 

[1] Anesthesia, Regional and Interventional Pain Consultant Dr. Hernan Henríquez Aravena Hospital, Temuco Chile;Department of Anesthesia Hospital Universitario de Móstoles Móstoles Spain;Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Emergency County Hospital Cluj Napoca Cluj Napoca România;

关键词: brachial plexus;    cervical ribs;    supraclavicular block;    ultrasound‐guided regional anesthesia;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.2467

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Anatomic variations of the cervical and supraclavicular regions are possible with an impact on regional anesthesia strategy. The presence of cervical ribs may obstruct needle visualization for brachial plexus block in those regions. Preprocedural scan may help in choosing the appropriate technique.

【 授权许可】

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