A comparison of the success of Single vs Triple Injection for Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Block in patients undergoing wrist and forearm surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgical anaesthesia during minor wrist and hand surgeryAnaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000318280
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Michael Fredrickson
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients requiring surgical anaesthesia for minor hand or wrist surgery under the care of the two investigators
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient refusal for brachial plexus block. 2. Known neuropathy involving the arm undergoing surgery. 3. Known allergy to amide local anaesthetic drugs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Block effectiveness after ultrasound guided infraclavicular block assessed by pin-prick sensation in the 4 distal nerve territories[Immediately prior to and immediately following block placement and at 10 minute intervals until block complete]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Block placement time[During block placement];Surgical Anaesthesia: adequacy of anesthesia to conduct the surgical procedure. It will be assessed by the surgeon based on whether the anaesthesia is satisfactory or not.[1-2 hour post procedure];Procedural pain assessed by direct patient interrogation[At 10 minutes after injection]