title: [Treatment of frostbite of the extremities by combined axillary plexus and peridural anesthesia: a case report including blood levels of bupivacaine].
abstract: To enhance peripheral perfusion after local frostbite, temporary or definitive interruption of the sympathetic activity in the region of injury is useful as an adjunct to systemic treatment. The common catheter techniques of axillary or epidural block provide the advantage of continued sympathicolysis without the risks of serial punctures or irreversible surgical alterations of the autonomic nervous system. bupivacaine into the three catheters (Fig. 2). A very satisfactory clinical result was observed. There was no loss of fingers
authors: Anaesthesiabteilung, Kreiskrankenhäuser Bad Urach und Münsingen.
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Köster
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Mutschler
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Hempel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*; D005627:Frostbite / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Therapie von Extremitäten-Erfrierungen durch kombinierte Armplexus- und Periduralanaesthesie. Kasuistik mit Bupivacain-Blutspiegeln.