INFRACLAVICULAR NERVE BLOCK

Course overview

THE INFRACLAVICULAR BLOCK IS A REGIONAL ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED TO AVOID THE SIDE EFFECTS AND COMPLICATIONS OF SUPRACLAVICULAR BLOCKS, PARTICULARLY PNEUMOTHORAX. IT CAN BE USED FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN CONTROL FOR UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERIES SUCH AS THE ELBOW, FOREARM, OR HAND. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF THE INFRACLAVICULAR BLOCK AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.