Use of intermediate cervical plexus block in carotid endarterectomy –an alternative to deep cervical plexus block: a case series
Superficial cervical plexus block and intermediate cervical plexus block can be used effectively for providing anesthesia for patients undergoing Carotid endarterectomy. It is safe and easier to conduct than deep cervical plexus block and enables monitoring of cerebral function.
Authors
- Senani Samarasinghe
- Bandula Samarasinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0245-6100)
- Jeewantha Rathnayake
- Anura Abeysundara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4858-1049)
- Ashani Ratnayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7266-1874)
- Chamoda Bandara
- Rochana Perera
Institutions
- University of Peradeniya (LK)
- Teaching Hospital Kandy (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02674-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84