Korean J Anesthesiol.
1995 Nov;29(5):750-754. 10.4097/kjae.1995.29.5.750.
Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Block after Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- KMID: 2299240
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1995.29.5.750
Abstract
- The incidence of phrenic nerve block following brachial plexus block, performed above clavicle, have varied widely. However, respiratory difficulty due to unilateral phrenic nerve block is rare complication of brachial plexus blocks, We experienced a case of symptomatic unilateral phrenic nerve block after supraclavicular approsch in thirty-four-year old woman. For brachial plexus block, 30 ml of 1.5% lidocaine and 0.2 mg of epinephrine were injected. Twenty five minutes after injection, she complained of respiratory difficulty. At recovery room, she complained sharp chest pain at apex of heart and epigastrium. We diagnosed her case as right phrenic nerve block because her right diaphragm was normal contour but was markedly displaced upward in portable chest X-ray. Respiratory difficulty was recovered 5 hours after injection and her chest pain was recovered 9 hours after injection.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Phrenic nerve palsy following coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block
- Dyspnea after supraclavicular brachial plexus block in a morbidly obese patient due to phrenic nerve block: A case report
- Unilateral Horner's Syndrome following supraclavicular brachial plexus block
- Phrenic Nerve Paralysis following Interscalene Bracheal Plexus Block
- Costoclavicular brachial plexus block reduces hemidiaphragmatic paralysis more than supraclavicular brachial plexus block: retrospective, propensity score matched cohort study
