Key result
Nerve stimulator-guided axillary brachial plexus blocks demonstrate a ~98% overall success rate.
Population
> 1000 patients undergoing axillary brachial plexus blocks
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
13 years (1990-2002)
Authors
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May support sustained high success with nerve stimulator axillary blocks after training; leaves open relevance versus ultrasound in current practice.
Observational (n=1,000)
High success rates in axillary brachial plexus blocks can be achieved and maintained using nerve stimulation techniques, especially when guided by expert training.
Perris et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Patients requiring regional anaesthesia (n=1,000). Axillary brachial plexus block using a nerve stimulator was evaluated on Overall success rate. Axillary brachial plexus blocks using a nerve stimulator achieved an overall success rate of 97.9%, with no failures in the last 500 blocks.
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