Concentration-Volume Relationship in Infraclavicular Block

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This prospective, randomized, double blind study aims to determine the optimal volume for adequate sensorial and motor blockade following an infraclavicular block. Patients will be randomized into three groups. Using a constant dose of local anesthetics (45mg bupivacaine 180mg prilocaine), different volumes will be used in each of the groups (First group; 18mL, second group; 27mL, third group; 36mL). Onset, duration and quality of sensory and motor block will be compared for patients between groups

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Prilocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scheduled for upper extremity surgery with infraclavicular nerve block

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient Refusal

• Patients younger than 18

• Patients with known local anesthetic allergies

• Patients with a BMI>30

• Diabetic Patients

• Uncooperated Patients

• Patients with coagulopathy or recieving anticoagulant therapy

• Skin infection on injection site

• Patients diagnosed with sepsis or bacteremia

• Physiologic and emotional lability

• Surgeries that are expected to last longer than 3 hours