Incidence of diaphragmatic paralysis following supraclavicular brachial plexus block and its effect on pulmonary function

Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 352-356

  Mak, P H K ^a   Irwin, M G ^a   Ooi, C G C ^a   Chow, B F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional: brachial plexus; Anaesthetics, local: bupivacaine; Complications; Ventilation: diaphragm

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHRENIC NERVE; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 0035070877     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.01708-2.x     Document Type: Article

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