Pleural effusion and atelectasis during continuous interscalene brachial plexus block: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

An interscalene brachial plexus block is an effective means of providing anesthesia-analgesia for shoulder surgery. However, it has a multitude of potential side effects such as phrenic nerve block. We report a case of a patient who developed atelectasis of the lung, and pleural effusion manifested as chest discomfort during a continuous interscalene brachial plexus block for postoperative analgesia.

Effects of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block Combined with Patient Controlled Analgesia in a Patient with CRPS: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a condition characterized by regional pain, sensory alterations, motor dysfunction, and abnormality in body temperature, sudomotor activation, skin color changes and regional edema which often appears in the extremities after the onset of a noxious event. CRPS is a disabling disorder with an unknown mechanism. We present a CRPS case which is extremely resistant to conventional pharmaceutical and other therapeutic treatments in the left upper limb, which was treated successfully with continuous interscalene brachial plexus block (BPB).