title: [Urgent analgesia in a trauma patient].
abstract: An 84-year-old patient with a fracture of the humerus suffered from severe pain. Analgesia was not sufficient using opioids. Because of a chronic heart disease a blockade of the brachial plexus was used for analgesia without any technical examination. The necessity of different medical examinations before block performance will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: MichaelNeuburger@aol.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuburger
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid