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Objective To compare the effectiveness between ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block via costoclavicular approach and ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block via cora-coid approach.Methods Fifty-eight patients scheduled for forearm or hand surgery,33 males and 25 females,aged 18-70 years,ASA physical status Ⅰ-Ⅲ,were selected in this study.The patients were equally randomized into two groups:the group of brachial plexus block via costoclavicular approach (group A)and group of infraclavicular brachial plexus block via coracoid approach (group B).0.5 % ropivacaine 20 ml was used for local anesthetic.The anatomic depth of brachial plexus nerve,nerve block operation time,sensory and motor blockade situation were recorded.Results Ultrasonic ima-ging showed the brachial plexus was shallower in group A (2.0±1.2)cm than in group B (3.5± 1.8)cm (P<0.05).Nerve block operation time in group A (2.0±1.5)min was less than that in group B (4.0 ± 1.5 )min (P <0.05 ).After 5 minutes and 10 minutes of the local anesthetic inj ection,the sensory blockade rate of the median nerve,the ulnar nerve,the radial nerve and the muscle cutaneous nerve in group A was higher than in group B (P<0.05).After 10 minutes of the inj ection,the motor blockade rate for the ulnar nerve,the radial nerve and the muscle cutaneous nerve was higher in group A than in group B (P<0.05).There were no dyspnea,nausea,vomiting,tinni-tus and other adverse reactions in the two groups.Conclusion The ultrasound-guided costoclaviculari brachial plexus block is more shallower than the subclavicular plexus block in the anatomic depth,and the nerve-blocked-operating time is shorter;at the same time,the former’s sensory and motor block effects is faster than the later.
