title: Influence of brachial plexus blockade on oxygen balance during surgery.
abstract: The combined effects of anesthesia, motor blockade, and chemically induced sympathectomy after brachial plexus blockade can have a beneficial impact, when applied in selected, isolated diseased states of the upper limb. With the aim of using the prolonged effects of brachial plexus blockade for a future therapeutic application, we demonstrated a dependable methodology of venous blood gas monitoring and confirmed an improved oxygen balance of the blocked versus nonblocked upper extremity in a controlled, prospective study in healthy patients undergoing elective hand surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. david.lumenta@meduniwien.ac.a
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Lumenta
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haslik
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollreisz
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andel
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies