Surgery to the Distal One Third of the Upper Limb Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Influence of Bupivacaine Temperature on Supraclavicular Plexus Block Characteristics
Despite PH adjustment of local anesthetic solution improves the quality of the block in all
respects with special advantage of early onset of sensory and motor block, adequate level of
analgesia, and prolongation of duration of block, the effect of warmed bupivacaine should
have the same effect which have not been evaluated on supraclavicular plexus block for upper
limb surgery.
The warmed bupivacaine used in supraclavicular plexus block may reduce sensory and motor
block onset and prolong the duration of analgesia when compared to bupivacaine at operating
room temperature.
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of warm bupivacaine 0.5% at 37◦C versus bupivacaine 0.5% at operating room temperature at 23◦C on ultrasound-guided supraclavicular plexus block characteristics as regard sensory block onset time, motor block onset time, duration of sensory and motor block , effective duration of analgesia, total analgesics requirement, complications and side effects. ;