Levobupivacaine and ropivacaine in the infraclavicular brachial plexus block;Levobupivacaina e ropivacaina nel blocco del plesso brachiale per via infraclaveare

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Piangatelli, C ^a,b   De Angelis, C ^a   Pecora, L ^a   Recanatini, F ^a   Cerchiara, P ^a   Testasecca, D ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, locoregional; Brachial plexus block; Levobupivacaine; Nerves block

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOURNIQUET;

AMIDES; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646258992     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Raj PP, Montgomery SJ, Nettles D, Jenkins MT. Infraclavicular brachial plexus block-a new approach. Anesth Analg 1973,;52:897-904.
2. Winnie AP, Collins VJ. The subclavian perivacular technique of brachial plexus anaesthesia. Anesthesiology 1964;25:353-63.
3. Sims JK. A modification of landmarks for infraclavicular approach to brachial plexus block. Anesth Analg 1977;56:554-6.
4. Whiffler K. Coracoid block. A safe and easy technique. Br J Anaesth 1981;53:845-8.
5. Wilson J, Brown DL, Wong GY, Ehman RL, Cahill DR. Infraclavicular brachial plexus block: parasaggital anatomy important to the coracoid technique. Anesth Analg 1998;87:870-3.
6. Kilka HG, Geiger P, Mehrkens HH. Infraclavicular vertical brachial plexus blockade. A new method for anesthesia of the upper extremity. An anatomical and clinical study. Anaesthesist 1995;44:339-44.
7. Borgeat A, Ekatodramis G, Dumont C. An evaluation of the infraclavicular block via a modified approach of the Raj technique. Anesth Analg 2001;93:436-41.
8. Kapral S, Jandrasits O, Schabernig C, Likar R, Reddy B, Mayer N et al. Lateral infraclavicular plexus block vs. axillary block for hand and forearm surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1999;43:1047-52.
9. Schupfer GK, Johr M. Infraclavicular vertical plexus blockade: a safe alternative to the axillary approach? Anesth Analg 1997;84:233.
10. Fitzgibbon DR, Debs AD, Erjavec MK. Selective musculocutaneous nerve block and infraclavicular brachial plexus anesthesia. Case report. Reg Anesth 1995;20:239-41.
11. Adam H, Hansel B. Vertical infraclavicular technique of brachial plexus block. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2004;39:728-34.
12. De Jose Maria B, Tielens LK. Vertical infraclavicular brachial plexus block in children: a preliminary study. Paediatr Anaesth 2004; 14:931-5.
13. Neuburger M, Kaiser H, Ass B, Franke C, Maurer H. Vertical infraclavicular blockade of the brachial plexus (VIP). A modified method to verify the puncture point under consideration of the risk of pneumothorax. Anaesthesist 2003;52:619-24.
14. Dullenkopf A, Blumenthal S, Theodorou P, Roos J, Perschak H, Borgeat A. Diaphragmatic excursion and respiratory function after the modified Raj technique of the infraclavicular plexus block. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2004; 29:110-4.
15. D'Ambrosio A, De Negri P, Damato A, Cavalluzzo A, Borghi B. S(-) bupivacaine (levobupivacaine) in peripheral blocks: preliminary results. Minerva Anestesiol 2001;67:37-43.
16. Cacciapuoti A, Castello G, Francesco A. Levobupivacaina, bupivacaina racemica e ropivacaina nel blocco del plesso brachiale. Minerva Anestesiol 2002;68:599-605.
17. Casati A, Borghi B, Fanelli G, Montone N, Rotini R, Fraschini G et al. Interscalene brachial plexus anesthesia and analgesia for open shoulder surgery: a randomized, double-blinded comparison between levobupivacaine and ropivacaine. Anesth Analg 2003;96:253-9.
18. Cline E, Franz D, Polley RD, Maye J, Burkard J, Pellegrini J. Analgesia and effectiveness of levobupivacaine compared with ropivacaine in patients undergoing an axillary brachial plexus block. AANA J 2004;72:339-45.
19. Setti T, Musto F, Pravisani C, Licciardello G, Brondani A, Colussi R et al. Interscalene brachial plexus block (IBPB) for open shoulder surgery. Ropivacaine 0.75% versus levobupivacaine 0.5% influence of body mass index (BMI). Minerva Anestesiol 2004;70:538.
20. Foster RH, Markham A. Levobupivacaine: a review of its pharmacology and use as a local anaesthetic. Drugs 2000;59:551-79.
21. Mc Leod GA, Burke D. Levobupivacaine. Anesthesia 2001;56:331-41.
22. Morrison SG, Dominguez JJ, Frascarolo P, Reiz S. A comparson of elettrocardiographic cardiotoxic effects of racemic bupivacaine, levobupivacaine and ropivacaine in anesthetized swine. Anesth Analg 2000;90:1308-14.
23. Huang YF, Pryor ME, Mather LE, Veering BT. Cardiovascular and central nervous system effects of intravenous levobupivacaine and bupivacaine in sheep. Anesth Analg 1998;86:797-804.