THE EFFECTS OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK AND SATELLITE GANGLION BLOCK ON THE BLOOD FLOW OF UPPER LIMB，A CLINICAL STUDY / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

To investigate the effects of brachial plexus block(BPB) and satellite ganglion block(SGB) on the blood flow of upper limb, 22 patients were randomly divided into two groups,and given BPB(group A,n=11) or SGB(group B,n=11) with 1% lidocaine 10 ml every other day for 5 times. Ulnar-radial artery blood flow was measured by using a TCD 30 minutes before and after the block. Finger pulse amplitude was measured by pulse oximeter 5,10,15,20,30 minutes after the block.The average increase in ulnar-radial artery blood flow was 13 cm/s in group A and 5 cm/s in group B. Finger pulse amplitude increased by (9.04±2.12)mm in group A and(3.54±1.42)mm in group B.A significant difference was observed between the two groups (P＜0.01).It suggested that BPB could induce more increase in blood flow of the upper limb than SGB.