Successful reversal of phrenic nerve blockade following washout of interscalene nerve block as demonstrated by ultrasonographic diaphragmatic excursion

J Clin Anesth. 2020 Feb:59:46-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.06.022. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

Authors

Lynn K Ngai¹, Wendy Ma¹, John G Costouros², Emilie V Cheung², Jean-Louis Horn¹, Ban C H Tsui³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States. Electronic address: bantsui@stanford.edu.

PMID: 31212125
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.06.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute pain management; Anesthesiology; Regional anesthesia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Administration, Intranasal
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder / adverse effects
Brachial Plexus / drug effects
Brachial Plexus Block / adverse effects*
Brachial Plexus Block / instrumentation
Brachial Plexus Block / methods
Cannula
Catheters
Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging
Diaphragm / innervation*
Humans
Male
Oxygen / administration & dosage
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods
Pain, Postoperative / etiology
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
Phrenic Nerve / drug effects
Respiratory Paralysis / etiology
Respiratory Paralysis / therapy*
Ropivacaine / administration & dosage
Ropivacaine / adverse effects
Saline Solution / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Saline Solution
Ropivacaine
Oxygen