title: Awake hand surgery under ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block is possible for cooperative children.
abstract: In recent years, brachial plexus anesthesia techniques for upper limb surgery have been used more and more commonly on children; however, the patient is typically under deep sedation or general anesthesia. For eligible, cooperative children, surgery can also be performed using regional blocks while the patient is awake. We present 5 cases in which Ultrasound (US)-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks (ICB) were used on children for hand or forearm surgery. Surgical anesthesia was achieved in all patients and surgery was completed uneventfully using brachial plexus anesthesia, without need for deep sedation.
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanal
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gürkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. alparslankus@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alparslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuş
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Balaban
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solak
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toker
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local