title: [Complications and risks of brachial plexus anaesthesia with special reference to long-term damage (author's transl)].
abstract: During 1974-1978 620 regional anaesthesias involving the brachial plexus were performed. Three techniques, viz: supraclavicular, axillary, interscalene were employed. The data are analysed with a view to comparing the efficacy and safety of the techniques with a special reference to long-term damage. Transient injury to the brachial plexus was observed in 3 of 342 patients who had Kulenkampff's supraclavicular plexus anaesthesia. After 3 months all after-effects had disappeared. Plexus block via the axillary route proved to be the safest technique. Detailed inquiries and follow-up examinations established that none of the techniques had caused irreversible damage to the brachial plexus.
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000293:injuries; D002045:Bupivacaine; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Komplikationen und Gefahren der Plexus-brachialis-Anästhesie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Langzeitschäden.