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Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block in a child with acute upper respiratory infection

A case report

Ultraschall-geführte interskalenäre Plexus-brachialis-Blockade bei einem Kind mit akuter Infektion der oberen Atemwege

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Abstract

The brachial plexus is commonly blocked at the interscalene level for shoulder and proximal humeral surgery. There are only a few publications about the interscalene technique in pediatric patients for a peripheral nerve block. Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block has become increasingly more popular for pediatric patients because of high success rates and safety concerns. We used ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block in an 18-month-old child with an acute upper respiratory infection who had a supracondylar fracture of the humerus.

Zusammenfassung

Der Plexus brachialis wird in der Regel bei Operationen der Schulter und des proximalen Humerus auf interskalenärer Ebene blockiert. Es liegen nur wenige Publikationen bezüglich der interskalenären Technik für die periphere Nervenblockade bei Kindern vor. Die Ultraschall-geführte periphere Nervenblockade bei Kindern erfreut sich aufgrund der hohen Erfolgsraten und Sicherheitsaspekten zunehmender Beliebtheit. Wir führten eine Ultraschall-geführte interskalenäre Plexus-brachialis-Blockade bei einem Kind mit akuter Infektion der oberen Atemwege durch, das eine suprakondyläre Humerusfraktur hatte.

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All studies on humans described in the present manuscript were carried out with the approval of the responsible ethics committee and in accordance with national law and the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 (in its current, revised form). Informed consent was obtained from those legally responsible for the patient included in the study. Authors declare that they have obtained informed consent from the legal responsibility of the patient.

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An erratum to this article is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00101-017-0360-y.

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Ergönenç, T., Can, H. & Gökhan Beyaz, S. Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block in a child with acute upper respiratory infection. Anaesthesist 66, 782–785 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00101-017-0354-9

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