The Hoarseness of Voice Due to Ipsilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy in Ultrasound Guided Right Sided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Case Report
Abstract
Supraclavicular brachial plexus block is well established regional anaesthesia technique for upper limb surgeries. USG guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block provides many advantages but is also associated with the rare complication of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, seen in 1.3% of cases. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is mostly documented in right sided supraclavicular blocks than left sided supraclavicular blocks. Here, we report a case of 28 years old male undergoing right upper arm surgery under supraclavicular block who developed hoarseness of voice due to ipsilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement which was followed up properly and managed successfully.
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[3] Neal JM, Gerancher JC, Hebl JR, Ilfeld BM, McCartney CJ, Franco CD, et al. Upper extremity regional anesthesia: Essentials of our current understanding, 2008. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009; 34:134–70.
[4] Gupta M, Jain P, Bhalla S, Upadhyay N. Hoarseness of voice after supraclavicular ultrasound-guided subclavian perivascular brachial plexus block. Indian Anaesth Forum. 2017; 18:86s.
[5] Naaz S, Asghar A, Jha NK, Ozair E. A unique case of hoarseness of voice following left supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Saudi J Anaesth. 2020; 14(1):109-11.
[6] Winnie AP. Plexus anesthesia. Vol 1. Perivascular techniques of brachial plexus block. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1990. p. 236-237.
[7] Gupta M, Jain P, Bhalla S, Upadhyay N. Hoarseness of voice after supraclavicular ultrasound-guided subclavian perivascular brachial plexus block. The Indian Anaesthesists’ Forum.2017;18(2):86-8.
[8] Balaji RM, Sherfudeen KM, Kumar S. Double trouble: Hoarseness and horner’s after supraclavicular brachial plexus block. South African J Anaesth Analg. 2017; 23(1):24-5.
[9] Brodsky JB. functional anatomy of brachial plexus sheath. Anesthesiology.1983; 59(2):117-22.
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| Issue | Vol 9 No 3 (2023): Summer |
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| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v9i3.13127 | |
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| hoarseness of voice recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy USG supraclavicular brachial plexus block | ||
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Deshpande J, Nimbhore P. The Hoarseness of Voice Due to Ipsilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy in Ultrasound Guided Right Sided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Case Report. Arch Anesth & Crit Care. 2023;9(3):275-276.
