Awake Sternal Fixation Using the Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block in a Patient With Cervical Spine Fracture
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.14, sa.8, 2022 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.7759/cureus.28618
- Dergi Adı: CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical spine fracture, fascial plane blocks, ultrasonography, nerve block, sternum trauma
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We present the use of a bi-level, bilateral ultrasound-guided (US-guided) superficial parasternal intercostal plane block (S-PIP) for main anesthetic method in a 71-year-old patient with a C2 vertebral fracture undergoing repair of a sternal fracture. Conscious sedation was provided using midazolam and a remifentanil infusion. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged from the hospital on the first postoperative day without complications. An US-guided S-PIP should be considered when patients are deemed at high risk for general anesthesia, especially in trauma patients with a cervical spine fracture.