Indication: in view of the limited data for this technique, recommendations based on published data cannot be provided (1).
Complications: n o vascular puncture, 0.3% conversion in general anesthesia, hoarseness in 22% (duration 2 days), dyspnea in 7% (duration 2 days) and 0% postoperative neurologic symptoms in 654 patients (1,2).References: - J. Kessler et al. Peripheral regional anaesthesia and outcome: lessons learned from the last 10 years. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2015;114(5):728-45: full text | pdf.
- Liu SS et al. A prospective clinical registry of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia for ambulatory shoulder surgery. Anaesth Analg. 2010;111:617-23: full text | pdf.
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