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Safe method of supraclavicular brachial-plexus anesthesia

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Using the needle direction we devised, we applied brachial-plexus anesthesia in the supraclavicular approach originated by Kulenkampff to 561 patients 6 to 85 years of age. In this method, 20 ml of anesthetic was enough to obtain more than 95% anesthetic effect without any complications such as pneumothorax. Moreover, by using a long-acting drug (bupivacaine), we could get an effect lasting for more than 10 h, so that it was useful for long operations such as digital replantations, or for operations with severe postoperative pain.

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Mit der von uns entwickelten Punktionstechnik haben wir die Anaesthesie des Plexus brachialis durch den von Kulenkampff angegebenen supraclaviculären Zugang bei 561 Patienten durchgeführt, die zwischen 6 and 85 Jahre alt waren. Bei dieser Methode genügen 20 ml des Anaesthetikums, um eine mehr als 95%ige anaesthetische Wirkung zu erzielen, ohne daß irgendwelche Komplikationen, wie etwa ein Pneumothorax, auftreten. Darüber hinaus kann man bei Verwendung eines Anaesthetikums mit Langzeitwirkung (Bupivacaine) eine Anaesthesie mit mehr als 10stündiger Dauer erreichen. Dies war nützlich bei langdauernden Eingriffen, wie Fingerreplantationen, oder bei Eingriffen mit starken postoperativen Schmerzen.

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Yamano, Y. Safe method of supraclavicular brachial-plexus anesthesia. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 102, 92–94 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02498722

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