Effects of C8 nerve root block during interscalene brachial plexus block on anesthesia of the posterior shoulder in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery: study protocol for a prospective randomized parallel-group controlled trial
Abstract Background A classical approach to produce interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) consistently spares the posterior aspect of the shoulder and ulnar sides of the elbow, forearm, and hand, which are innervated by the lower trunk of the brachial plexus (C8–T1). As an alternative to the cl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Trials |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3624-9 |