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Effect of regional anaesthesia with supraclavicular brachial plexus block on the vessels of the upper arm operated for vascular access

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
regional hemodynamics of the upper limb after supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology
Registration Number
ACTRN12613000873729
Lead Sponsor
Military Hospital of Tunis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring hemodialysis and scheuled to elective confection of humeral-cephalic arteriovenous fistula under regional anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient refusal
2. Allergy to local anesthetics
3. Existing neurological disorders, neuropathy of the operative extremity
4. Infection at site of needle puncture
5. Coagulation disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
brachial artery blood flow measured with ultrasound-doppler at mid arm<br>[T0: before performing the block<br>T15: 15 minutes after the procedure is completed<br>T30: 30 minutes after the procedure is completed];cephalic vein diameter measured with ultrasound at mid arm<br>[T0: before performing the block<br>T15: 15 minutes after the procedure is completed<br>T30: 30 minutes after the procedure is completed];brachial artery pulsatility and resistivity indexes measured with ultrasound-doppler at mid arm<br>[T0: before performing the block<br>T15: 15 minutes after the procedure is completed<br>T30: 30 minutes after the procedure is completed]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Success rate for surgical anaesthesia : seccess is defined by the absence of pain at skin incision<br>[40 minutes, after the procedure is completed<br>]
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