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Anesth Analg 2006;102:912-915
© 2006 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000198508.67960.42

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Versus Humeral Block in Trauma Patients: A Comparison of Patient Comfort

Vincent Minville, MD, Olivier Fourcade, MD, PhD, Lamia Idabouk, MD, Jonathan Claassen, MD, Clément Chassery, MD, Luc Nguyen, MD, Jean-Claude Pourrut, MD, and Dan Benhamou, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Toulouse, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Vincent Minville, MD, Department of anesthesiology and intensive care, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Address e-mail to vincentminville{at}yahoo.fr.

In this prospective randomized study, we compared humeral block (HB) and infraclavicular brachial plexus block (ICB) with pain caused by the block as a primary outcome, assuming that ICB would cause less pain than HB. Patients undergoing emergency upper limb surgery were included in this study and received either ICB (group I, n = 52 patients) or HB (group H, n = 52 patients). Patients were asked to quantify the severity of the pain during the procedure using a visual analog scale from 0 to 100 mm and to identify which of the 4 components of the procedure was most unpleasant (skin transfixion, needle redirection in search of the nerves, local anesthetic injections, or electrical stimulation). The block was assessed every 5 min for 30 min after completion of the block. Overall visual analog scale scores for the block were 35 ± 27 mm in group H versus 19 ± 18 mm in group I (P < 0.0011). Electrical stimulation was the most unpleasant part of the block (group H, 29 ± 15 mm versus group I, 15 ± 10 mm) (P < 0.019). Time to perform the block was significantly shorter in group I (ICB, 6 ± 4 min versus HB, 10 ± 4 min; P < 0.0001). The onset time was 13 ± 7 min for ICB and 9 ± 3 min for HB (P < 0.05). No serious complications were observed. In summary, ICB is less painful, compared with HB, with a similar success rate.




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