RT Book, Section
A1 Vloka, Jerry D.
A1 Smeets, Ann-Sofie
A1 Tsai, Tony
A1 Bouts, Cedric
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 1141738906
T1 Cervical Plexus Block
T2 Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071717595
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141738906
RD 2024/04/20
AB Cervical  plexus  anesthesia  was  developed  early  in  the  20th  century  with  two  main  approaches  being  used.  In  1912,  Kappis  described  a  posterior  approach  to  the  cervical  and  brachial  plexus,  which  attempted  to  block  the  nerves  at  their  point  of  emergence  from  the  vertebral  column.1  The  posterior  approach  was  advocated  because  the  vertebral  artery  and  vein  lie  anterior  to  the  plexus.2  However,  the  needle  must  pass  through  the  extensor  muscles  of  the  neck  which  causes  considerable  discomfort,  and  the  long  path  of  the  needle  is  more  hazardous.  Consequently,  this  technique  is  not  recommended  as  a  routine  for  cervical  or  brachial  plexus  block.