• Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2010

    Case Reports

    Functional deficits after intraneural injection during interscalene block.

    • Joshua M Cohen and Andrew T Gray.
    • Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
    • Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2010 Jul 1; 35 (4): 397-9.

    ObjectiveWe present an occurrence of a severe but transient neurologic complication after intraneural injection during an ultrasound-guided interscalene block.Case ReportA 36-year-old man underwent ultrasound-guided interscalene nerve blockade before shoulder incision and drainage. On postoperative day 1, he exhibited new-onset arm weakness with dysesthesias. Intraneural injection was recognized based on a retrospective review of the recorded ultrasound imaging. The symptoms persisted for more than 2 weeks and completely resolved by 6 weeks.ConclusionsOur report suggests that intraneural injection during ultrasound-guided interscalene block carries a risk of neurologic complications.

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