Coracoid block--a safe and easy technique.
A method of blocking the brachial plexus using an infraclavicular approach is described. Compared with the supraclavicular approach, pulmonary complications do not occur and compared with the axillary approach a higher level of analgesia can be obtained and a potentially septic area is not traversed. However, the level of anaesthesia is at a lower level than that obtained from the supraclavicular approach.
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012540:Scapula; D013997:Time Factors