RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCKADE IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
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- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 59 (2) , 149-154
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/59.2.149
Abstract
The spread of solutions injected to the intercostal space was studied in 10 healthy volunteers. Up to 20 ml of a 50:50 mixture of local anaesthetic solution and a radiopaque dye was injected through a modified extradural catheter placed in an intercostal space at the posterior angle of the rib. Radiographic films demonstrated spread by an extrapleural route into adjacent intercostal spaces and this was confirmed by the occurrence of analgesia in the corresponding dermatomes. The relevance of these results to clinical practice is discussed.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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