Key result
Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block provides safe anesthesia for emergent upper limb surgery during pregnancy.
Why the study?
Regional anaesthetic techniques are preferred in pregnant women requiring emergent upper limb surgery to avoid risks associated with general anaesthesia and fetal drug exposure.
Does ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block provide safe anesthesia for a pregnant woman requiring emergent upper limb trauma surgery?
Case Report (n=1)
Does ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block provide safe anesthesia for a pregnant woman requiring emergent upper limb trauma surgery?
Regional anesthesia, such as an ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block, is recommended for pregnant women undergoing emergent upper limb surgery to minimize maternal and fetal risks.
Supports regional anesthesia in second-trimester pregnant trauma patients; leaves open need for prospective data before wider adoption.
We describe the anaesthetic management of a 34-year-old woman at 23 weeks of gestation with a forearm tendon and vascular injury who required an emergent surgical repair. Brachial plexus nerve block avoids the potential risk of failed intubation and aspiration in addition to reducing the exposure of the foetus to potentially teratogenic drugs. Whenever feasible, a regional anaesthetic technique should be used. If general anaesthesia is mandatory, a rapid sequence induction is required. A multidisciplinary approach needs to be established early in the management of these patients. Anaesthetists must provide safe anaesthesia for both mother and child by maintaining adequate maternal oxygenation for avoiding foetal asphyxia. Describimos el manejo anestésico de una mujer de 34 años en su 23 semana de gestación con una lesión vascular y tendinosa de antebrazo que requirió una reparación quirúrgica urgente. El bloqueo nervioso del plexo braquial evita el riesgo potencial de intubación fallida y de broncoaspiración, además de reducir la exposición fetal a fármacos potencialmente teratógenos. Mientras sea posible una técnica anestésica regional, debería ser usada. Si es inevitable una anestesia general, se requiere una inducción de secuencia rápida. Un abordaje multidisciplinar debe ser establecido en el manejo de estas pacientes. Los anestesiólogos deben proporcionar una anestesia segura tanto para la madre como para el feto manteniendo una oxigenación materna adecuada para evitar la asfixia fetal.
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Guerrero‐Domínguez et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Forearm tendon and vascular injury in pregnancy (n=1). Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block was evaluated. Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block provided safe anesthetic management for emergent upper limb trauma surgery in a 23-week pregnant woman.
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