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Sonography of Corner Pocket area in Supra clavicular Block and Its Clini-cal Implications

Phase 4
Conditions
Unspecified acquired deformity oflimb and hand, (2) ICD-10 Condition: S599||Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm,
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/02/040329
Lead Sponsor
Sancheti institute for orthopaedics and rehabilitation
Brief Summary

USG guided Supraclavicular block is a preferred method of regional anaesthesia for  upper limb surgery below level of shoulder.

Corner pocket is a recess between Subclavian artery, brachial plexus and first rib. It contains lower trunk of brachial plexus.

Vascular anatomy of corner pocket recess has remained unsearched.

with the help of USG machine we aim to explore the presence of aberrant vasculaturein  corner pocket area, which could possess contraindication to supraclavicular block

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Other
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

ASA status I to II.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with previous surgery of ipsilateral clavicle, COPD, Contralateral Phrenic nerve palsy History suggestive of local anesthetic allergy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- To find the prevalence of vasculature in the vicinity of the corner pocket1 min
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To understand the pattern and position of the aberrant vessels, incidence of conversion of US-SCB to other approaches1 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sancheti institute for orthopaedics and rehabilitation

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Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Sancheti institute for orthopaedics and rehabilitation
🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India
Avinash Gaikwad
Principal investigator
8007778750
avipune22@gmail.com

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