Intraneural Injection in local anesthetic blocks and nerve damage.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Any neurological deficit of the upper and lower extremities.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20134
- Lead Sponsor
- GJ Groen MD PhD; UMC Utrecht, Division of Perioperative Care & Emergency Medicine
- Brief Summary
1. Moayeri N. Bigeleisen PE. Groen GJ. Quantitative architecture of the brachial plexus, surrounding compartments and their possible significance for plexus blocks. Anesthesiology 2008; in press;<br> 2. Bigeleisen PE. Nerve puncture and apparent intraneural injection during ultrasound-guided axillary block does not invariably result in neurologic injury. Anesthesiology 2006; 105:779-83
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 805
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients scheduled for any surgery in the upper or lower extremity under electrical stimulation-guided local anesthetic block without prior (known) pre-existing;
2. neurological deficits in the upper or lower extremity.
Exclusion Criteria
Age under 16 years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of intraneural injection in electrical stimulation-guided nerve block with ultrasound visualisation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To what extent intraneural injection leads to neurological sequelae at short-term and long-term follow-up.