NCT04720079

Paravertebral Block With Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Arm Arteriovenous Fistula Surgery

The Effectiveness of Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Improving the Anesthetic Effects of Regional Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Fistula Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary goal of this quality improvement project is to find the optimal surgical conditions for patients undergoing upper arm arteriovenous graft surgery. Currently, there are two anesthetic techniques used in clinical practice. The goal is to standardize future practice and improve the care of patients postoperatively. The two techniques used in conjunction with a brachial plexus block are paravertebral nerve block and subcutaneous infiltration.

Detailed description

This study is designed to test the null hypothesis that paravertebral nerve block or subcutaneous infiltration provide similar operating conditions when combined with supraclavicular nerve block for upper arm arteriovenous fistula surgery. The results will help determine which approach to use and guide future research in this area.

Conditions

• Regional Anesthesia Success

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Subcutaneous infiltration of intercostobrachial nerve	Preoperative subcutaneous infiltration of intercostobrachial nerve with 10ml of 0.5% ropivacaine
PROCEDURE	T2 paravertebral nerve block	Preoperative ultrasound guided T2 paravertebral nerve block with 10ml of 0.5% ropivacaine

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-15
• Primary completion: 2022-02-15
• Completion: 2022-02-15
• First posted: 2021-01-22
• Last updated: 2022-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States