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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Upper-Extremity Blocks

Hans NolteMichael Stanton-hicksPrithvi Raj

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyPercutaneousbusiness.industryMedian nerveSurgerybody regionsAxillary arterymedicine.arteryBlock (telecommunications)medicineUlnar nervebusinessBrachial plexusRadial nerveBrachial plexus block

description

Brachial plexus block was first performed in 1885 by William Steward Halsted, who used cocaine and direct exposure of the roots in the neck to accomplish the block. In 1911, Hirschel and Kulenkampff described the first percutaneous brachial plexus block by the axillary and supraclavicular routes respectively. Since these historic reports, the efficacy of brachial plexus block has been confirmed, and the block is now commonly used to provide upperextremity anesthesia.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1988-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71221-0_3