title: Regional blocks and their difficulties. Brachial plexus.
abstract: The effective and safe use of brachial plexus block anaesthesia requires the careful practice of a simple technique, a healthy regard for its potential general and local complications, and due consideration for the patient's psychological comfort. Providing combined anaesthesia and motor block and a variable period of postoperative analgesia, it is the preferred anaesthetic for many forms of hand surgery. Further, it is a valuable alternative for most of the surgery of the upper limb in patients in whom general anaesthesia is particularly hazardous.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002045:Bupivacaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine