Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block Versus Supraclavicular Block in Emergency Crushed Hand Patients

Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block Versus Supraclavicular Block in Emergency Crushed Hand Patients: A Comparative Study

The current study focused on ultrasound guided brachial plexus block (BPB) which plays an important role in patients with hand trauma either in pain control or for surgical intervention. The brachial plexus can be blocked by several techniques but the most commonly used are the supraclavicular (SCB) and axillary (AXB) blocks. Aim of this study is to compare between the two techniques as regard performance time, needling time, anesthesia related time, block related complications, number of needle pass, and block related pain. 80 patients were allocated randomly into two equal groups, under ultrasound guidance the SCB and AXB were done for the two groups respectively. The needling time, performance time, anesthesia related time, onset time, number of 1st needle pass in each group and block related complications were noted.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: the Study Focuses on Comparing Between Supraclavicular and Axillary Blocks
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: brachial plexus block

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with ASA physical status II and III, and body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 35, aged 40-70, undergoing emergency crushed hand surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with significant coagulopathy, infection or trauma at the injection site of local anesthetics, allergy to local anesthetics, refusal to participate, known neuropathies patients, mentally retarded patients, severely trauma patients who required general anesthesia from the start in the pre-induction room, and unconscious patients due to the accident. Also, shocked patients and patients with chronic obstructive airway disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: axillary brachial plexus block group; Patients placed in the supine position with arm to be blocked abducted and externally rotated. After sterilization of the axilla ultrasound device with high frequency of 8-12 MHZ, linear transducer was put parallel to the anterior axillary fold at axilla to identify the axillary artery, lateral, medial and posterior cords of the brachial plexus in relation to the axillary artery. Lidocaine 1% was infiltrated subcutaneously 1 cm lateral to the probe, 7-10 ml of bupivacaine 0.5% was injected around each cord of the brachial plexus	Procedure: brachial plexus block; Other Names: nerve block
Active Comparator: supraclavicular brachial plexus block group; patients placed in the supine position with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees and patient's head turned away from the side to be blocked after skin disinfection, ultrasound device was put transversely parallel to and above the middle third of the clavicle, the probe was tilted till identification of the subclavian artery, 1st rib, pleura and brachial plexus lateral to the subclavian artery and above the 1st rib. Lidocaine 1% was infiltrated subcutaneously 1 cm lateral to the lateral side of the probe. A needle was inserted in plane 1 cm lateral to the probe when adjacent to brachial plexus 25 ml of bubivacaine 0.5% was injected around the brachial plexus	Procedure: brachial plexus block; Other Names: nerve block

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
block related complications	failed block, motor weakness 24 h after the block, vascular puncture, Horner syndrome, paresthesia and pneumothorax	24 hours after the block

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
number of first needle pass	how many times the needle is inserted till we can inject local anesthesia in a proper site	10-20 min

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 30, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): December 30, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): December 19, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 19, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Emergencies
• Other Study ID Numbers: FWA 000017585

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No