Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Mattias Casutt

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• Research Article
  Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy: A Case Series of the Spread of Injectate
  Author(s): Mattias Casutt, Kathrin Job, Jonas Beutler, Jan Duwe, Patrick Veit and Christoph Konrad Mattias Casutt, Kathrin Job, Jonas Beutler, Jan Duwe, Patrick Veit and Christoph Konrad
  
  Background: The case series illustrates the spread of local anesthetic resulting from a standardized singleinjection technique of intermediate cervical plexus block before carotid endarterectomy. Methods: 14 consecutive patients scheduled for elective carotid endarterectomy were included. Standardized intermediate cervical plexus block was performed on the level of C5/C6 at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. A mixture of 20ml Ropivacaine 0.75%, 20ml Prilocaine 1% and 8ml Iopromidum (iodine-concentration 300mg/ml) was injected. The direction of the injection was defined as cranial, medial and caudal behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle in a depth of 1-1.5cm. Subsequently, after 30minutes, a CT-scan of the head and neck region and upper thorax was completed to evaluate the distribution of the injectate in a threedimension.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000123

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