• Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2007

    Case Reports

    Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block in an anticoagulated and anesthetized patient.

    • Paul E Bigeleisen.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York 14642, paul_bigeleisen@urmc.rochester.edu
    • Anesth. Analg. 2007 May 1;104(5):1285-7, tables of contents.

    AbstractThe author describes the use of ultrasound to facilitate a continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block in a patient who had been anticoagulated with 5000 U of heparin. The procedure was done 2 h after the patient was anticoagulated, and his activated clotting time was 203 s. The patient had vascular checks with a laser Doppler monitor every hour and neurological checks every 12 h.

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