October 12, 2025Regional Anesthesia The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics Surgery & Pain Control

Continuous Axillary Brachial Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Relief

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JMJoseph MezzatestaMonash Medical Centre DSDavid A. ScottUniversity of Louisville SSS. A. SchweitzerSt. Vincent's Birmingham

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Prospective randomized trial compared outcomes of continuous and intermittent bupivacaine delivery in postoperative pain management, revealing no significant differences in analgesia or motor block.

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Continuous and intermittent axillary brachial plexus blocks provided similar postoperative pain relief, and were both effective in managing pain post-surgery.
Plasma bupivacaine levels were significantly higher in the continuous infusion group at 26 hours, reaching 1.03 μg/mL compared to 0.73 μg/mL in the intermittent group.
Both techniques resulted in low complication rates, with complications including catheter removal and a rare seizure in a patient with a history of epilepsy.
The results suggest both methods are viable for postoperative analgesia, allowing for clinical flexibility in pain management.

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Mezzatesta et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68eb6f7ceea689731b3006b8 https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-00115550-199722040-00012

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Prospective randomized trial compared outcomes of continuous and intermittent bupivacaine delivery in postoperative pain management, revealing no significant differences in analgesia or motor block.

Continuous Axillary Brachial Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Relief

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Continuous Axillary Brachial Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Relief

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