Comparison of anaesthetics mixtures with tramadol or fentanyl for
axillary plexus block in orthopedic upper extremity surgery.
In our study, suficient sensory block was accomplished by
axillary plexus block using articaine in all the patients.
Objective: To evaluate the characteristics of
axillary plexus blockade applied using ultrasound only and using ultrasound together with nerve stimulator in patients undergoing planned forearm, wrist or hand surgery.
Many authors reported different types of sympatholysis such as
axillary plexus blocks, stellate ganglion blocks, and even a caudal block was preferred to avoid the complications of femoral arterial injection (7, 9).
A clinical and pharmacokinetic comparison of ropivacaine and bupivacaine in
axillary plexus block.
Likewise, Geze et al compared tramadol and fentanyl as adjuvants to local anesthetic mixtures in
axillary plexus block and found tramadol to be superior in providing better quality of block and postoperative analgesia for orthopaedic upper extremity surgery.11 Shrestha et al compared dexamethasone and tramadol as admixtures to bupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block and observed an increase in postoperative analgesia when tramadol was added to bupivacaine.
Forster, "Evaluation of the effect of perineuronal morphine on the quality of postoperative analgesia after
axillary plexus block: a randomized double-blind study," Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol.
Study done by Van Elstraete et al added Neostigmine to lidocaine in
axillary plexus block for postoperative analgesia.
Efficacy of low dose levobupivacaine (0.1%) for
axillary plexus block using multiple nerve stimulation.
Who investigated the effect of perineural or systemic magnesium on the duration of
axillary plexus block.