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KMID : 0356919950290050750
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1995 Volume.29 No. 5 p.750 ~ p.754
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Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Block after Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
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이건희
노운석/김봉일/조성경/이상화
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Abstract
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The incidence of phrenic nerve block following brachial plexus block, performed above clavicle, have varied widely. However, respiratory difficulty due to unilateral phrenic nerve block is rare complication of brachial plexus blocks.
We experienced a case of symptomatic unilateral phrenic nerve block after supraclavicular approach in thirty-four-year old woman. For brachial plexus block, 30 ml of 1.5% lidocaine and 0.2 mg of epinephrine were injected. Twenty five minutes
after
injection, she complained of respiratory difficulty. At recovery room, she complained sharp chest pain at apex of heart and epigastrium. We diagnosed her case as right phrenic nerve block because her right diaphragm was normal contour but was
normal
contour bot was markedly displaced upward in portable chest X-ray.
Respiratory difficulty was recovered 5 hours after injection and her chest pain was recovered 9 hours after injection. (Korean J Anesthesiol 1995; 29: 750∼754)
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