Unsolicited paresthesias with nerve stimulator: case reports of four patients.
Unsolicited paresthesias may occur when a nerve stimulator is used and may indicate valid proximity to the nerve. This phenomenon suggests that nerve stimulator use does not protect against unplanned direct contact with peripheral nerves during performance of a nerve block on an obtunded patient.
Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98111, USA. anemfm@vmmc.org
Michael F
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Mulroy
Blake
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Mitchell
D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery