Third-degree heart block complicating supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Vyas, Anil ; O'Connell, Frank M. ; Vacanti, Charles A.
Vyas, Anil
O'Connell, Frank M.
Vacanti, Charles A.
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UMass Chan Affiliations
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Case Report
Publication Date
1996-09-01
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Anesthetics, Local
*Brachial Plexus
Drug Interactions
Female
Heart Block
Humans
Nerve Block
Verapamil
Pharmacology
calcium channel blockers
Heart
heart block
Anesthesia: regional
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Verapamil: interactions (drug)
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Geriatrics
Organic Chemicals
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Therapeutics
Anesthetics, Local
*Brachial Plexus
Drug Interactions
Female
Heart Block
Humans
Nerve Block
Verapamil
Pharmacology
calcium channel blockers
Heart
heart block
Anesthesia: regional
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Verapamil: interactions (drug)
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Geriatrics
Organic Chemicals
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Therapeutics
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Abstract
Regional anesthesia is frequently administered to elderly patients and those with known cardiovascular disease in the hope of minimizing the cardiovascular complications associated with general anesthesia. Drug interactions between local anesthetics used in regional techniques and calcium channel blockers have been described. To date, however, potentially life-threatening dysrhythmias associated with brachial plexus blockade using the supraclavicular approach have not been reported. We now describe such a case.
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Anesthesiology. 1996 Sep;85(3):675-7.
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DOI
10.1097/00000542-199609000-00027
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8853098