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Does interscalene block increase intracranial pressure?
Abstract
Interscalene brachial plexus (ISB) block is widely used in shoulder and humerus surgeries, especially in patients that have high risk for general anesthesia. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is not among the complications of this block because there is no data about this issue in the literature. In this traumatic case report, a patient with headache and with a known meningioma in his right temporo occipital region is gonna have a proximal humerus fracture surgery with ISB block under repetitive optic nerve sheath diameter measurements. The result of this case report can add a unique information to the ISB literature.
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References
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Early Pub Date
June 30, 2023
Publication Date
June 30, 2023
Submission Date
June 2, 2022
Acceptance Date
June 27, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 45 Number: 2