Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Long-term brachial plexus anesthesia using a subcutaneous implantable injection system. Case report

J L Aguilar¹, V Domingo, D Samper

¹Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.

Regional Anesthesia

|May 1, 1995

Summary

Continuous brachial plexus anesthesia using a self-administered local anesthetic port provided complete pain relief for sympathetically maintained pain. Further controlled studies are needed to confirm safety and efficacy.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Growth and properties of hybrid Au-Co<sub>0.8</sub>Ni<sub>0.2</sub>nanowires embedded in SrTiO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>(001).

Nanotechnology·2024

Same author

Management of women with abnormal uterine bleeding: Clinical practice guidelines of the French National College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology·2023

Same author

Time to match; when do homologous chromosomes become closer?

Chromosoma·2022

Same author

Quality of life of patients with bilateral oophorectomy before the age of 45 for the treatment of endometriosis.

Maturitas·2022

Same author

[Management of women with abnormal uterine bleeding: Clinical practice guidelines of the French National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF)].

Gynecologie, obstetrique, fertilite & senologie·2022

Same author

Robot-assisted laparoscopy for deep infiltrating endometriosis: a retrospective French multicentric study (2008-2019) using the Society of European Robotic Gynecological Surgery endometriosis database.

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics·2022

Area of Science:

Anesthesiology
Pain Management
Neurology

Background:

Continuous brachial plexus anesthesia with local anesthesia has been utilized since 1946 for surgical procedures, postoperative pain, and sympathetic nerve blocks.
The efficacy of this technique for sympathetically maintained pain remains unestablished.

Observation:

A case report details a 43-year-old woman with sympathetically maintained pain who received brachial plexus anesthesia via an axillary catheter connected to a port for self-administration of local anesthesia.
The port facilitated self-administration of local anesthesia, enabling continuous brachial plexus blockade.

Findings:

Self-administration of local anesthesia resulted in complete pain relief without motor impairment.
The device functioned for 118 days, aiding physical therapy.

Related Experiment Videos

An infection at the port's entry site necessitated its removal.

Implications:

This case suggests a potential benefit of patient-controlled continuous brachial plexus anesthesia for sympathetically maintained pain.
Controlled studies are required to validate the safety and efficacy of this therapeutic approach.
Further research could optimize delivery systems and reduce complication risks like infection.