Status:
COMPLETED
Dosage of Mepivacaine in Ultrasound Axillary Block
Lead Sponsor:
Wayne State University
Conditions:
Nerve Block
Neuromuscular Blockade
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The use of ultrasonography as an adjunct to regional anesthesia has significantly increased in recent years. Brachial plexus blockade by an axillary approach is amenable to the use of ultrasound guida...
Detailed Description
Introduction The use of ultrasonography as an adjunct to regional anesthesia has significantly increased in recent years. Brachial plexus blockade by an axillary approach is amenable to the use of ul...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Orthopedic forearm, wrist and hand surgery
- ASA I-III
- block procedure time less than 6 minutes
- pre-block sedation using less than 2 mcg fentanyl and less than .04 mg midazolam,
- patient consent to light pre-op sedation
Exclusion
- Elbow/arm surgery longer than 2 hours
- ASA IV
- BMI greater than 35
- Pregnant patients
- history of CVA or scarring in the axillary to elbow area
- history of neurological impairment of either upper extremity
- Any allergies to local anesthetics coagulopathy,
- infection at the site of block
- patients requiring opioid therapy for chronic pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01485653
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
December 8 2011
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