Respiratory arrest in patients undergoing arteriovenous graft placement with supraclavicular brachial plexus block: a case series
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Published on: October 2, 2014
Anoushka Afonso1, Yaakov Beilin
1Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Abstract:
Supraclavicular brachial plexus block is commonly used for upper extremity surgery. Respiratory arrest in three patients with end-stage renal disease after ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for creation of an arteriovenous graft over a 6-month period is presented. Patients with renal failure may represent a group at particular risk for respiratory failure following supraclavicular brachial plexus block.
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