title: Respiratory arrest in patients undergoing arteriovenous graft placement with supraclavicular brachial plexus block: a case series.
abstract: Supraclavicular brachial plexus block is commonly used for upper extremity surgery. Respiratory arrest in three patients with end-stage renal disease after ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for creation of an arteriovenous graft over a 6-month period is presented. Patients with renal failure may represent a group at particular risk for respiratory failure following supraclavicular brachial plexus block.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Anoushka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Yaakov
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beilin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: Arteriovenous graft renal failure; Complications; Diaphragmatic paralysis; Supraclavicular brachial plexus block