Venous pressures during simulated Bier's block

Summary Venous pressures in the forearm veins during the simulated performance of intravenous regional analgesia were measured. Pressures obtained equalled or exceeded the recommended occluding pressure of the tourniquet. This finding is proposed as one of the possible reasons for the occasional obs...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1984-02, Vol.39 (2), p.147-149
Main Authors: LAWES, E. G., JOHNSON, T., PRITCHARD, P., ROBBINS, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaesthetic techniques
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Conduction
Anesthesia, Intravenous
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Forearm - blood supply
Humans
intravenous
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Measurement techniques
Medical sciences
Nerve Block
regional
Sodium Chloride
Tourniquets
Veins - physiology
Venous Pressure
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Summary:Summary Venous pressures in the forearm veins during the simulated performance of intravenous regional analgesia were measured. Pressures obtained equalled or exceeded the recommended occluding pressure of the tourniquet. This finding is proposed as one of the possible reasons for the occasional observation that convulsions may occur during Bier's block despite the presence of an intact tourniquet system.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb09503.x