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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Great auricular nerve blockade using high resolution ultrasound: A volunteer study
Anaesthesia, Volume 65, No. 8, Year 2010
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Description
This prospective, observational volunteer study aimed to describe the appearance of the great auricular nerve using ultrasound and its blockade under ultrasound guidance. An in-plane needle guidance technique was used for blockade of the great auricular nerve with 0.1 ml mepivacaine 1%. Sensory block was evaluated by pinprick testing in comparison with the contralateral area propriae. The great auricular nerve was successfully seen in all volunteers and the tail of the helix, antitragus, lobula and mandibular angle were blocked in all cases whereas the antihelix and concha were never blocked. Ultrasound imaging of the great auricular nerve can be reliably achieved and successful blockade with minimal volumes of local anaesthetic is another example of the benefits of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks. © 2010 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
Authors & Co-Authors
Thallaj, Ahmed K.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine
Marhofer, Peter
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Moriggl, Bernhard
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Delvi, Bilal Mohammed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine
Kettner, Stephan C.
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Almajed, M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 30
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06443.x
ISSN:
00032409
e-ISSN:
13652044
Study Design
Cohort Study