This study evaluates the addition of intermittent pneumatic compression maneuver to axillary brachial plexus block in forearm and hand surgery. Half of participants will receive axillary brachial plexus block and intermittent pneumatic compression maneuver, while the other half will receive only axillary brachial plexus block.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
52
Ultrasound guided axillary plexus block with 1.5% mepivacaine 30 ml
Following ultrasound guided axillary plexus block, the pneumatic compression maneuver of upper arm is composed of 6 repeated inflation-deflation periods; inflation with a pressure of 200 mmHg for 30 seconds and deflation for 10 seconds each.
International St. Mary's Hospital
Incheon, South Korea
RECRUITINGTime to achieve complete sensory block
Defined as the time to reach an absent sensation in the pinprick test at all four nerve distributions (ulnar nerve, radial nerve, median nerve, and musculocutaneous nerve)
Time frame: 1 hour
Time to achieve surgical anaesthesia
Defined as the time to reach an absent sensation in the pinprick test and reduced power at all four nerve distributions (ulnar nerve, radial nerve, median nerve, and musculocutaneous nerve)
Time frame: 1 hour
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