title: Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block in pediatric patients -A report of four cases-.
abstract: Supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks are not common in pediatric patients due to the risk of pneumothorax. Ultrasonography is an important tool for identifying nerves during regional anesthesia. Directly visualizing the target nerves and monitoring the distribution of the local anesthetic are potentially significant. In addition, ultrasound monitoring helps avoid complications, such as inadvertent intravascular injection or pneumothorax. This paper reports four cases of pediatric patients who received ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chun Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Choon-Kyu
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hee Uk
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: Youn Moo
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Sung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ahn