The Minimum Effective Volume of Ropivacaine in Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Block
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the minimum effective volume of local anesthetic
(ropivacaine 0.275% and 0.325%) required to produce an effective double-injection USG-SCB for
surgical anesthesia in 90% of patients (MEV90) in young group (18-40 years) and in middle
aged group (40-65 years) of patients scheduled for elective surgery of one upper limb distal
to the shoulder.