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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient: Individuals aged =18 years who voluntarily consent to undergo ultrasound-guided intermuscular groove brachial plexus nerve block and have signed an informed consent form; 2. Physician: Trainee doctors who have completed training in ultrasound-guided intermuscular groove brachial plexus nerve block, have successfully performed the procedure, and have been certified by a senior consultant as possessing competent operational skills. 3. Physician: Senior anaesthetist with five or more years' experience in nerve block procedures.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient: Refusal to participate in this study 2. Patient: Infection at puncture site, coagulation disorders, psychiatric conditions precluding cooperation, or nerve injury 3. Patient: Severe cardiac, respiratory, renal, or hepatic disease 4. Patient: Pre-existing chronic painful condition 5. Patient: Use of analgesic medications or psychiatric drug therapy 6. Patient: Allergy to local anaesthetics or ultrasound coupling agents; 7. Physician: Lack of training in ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block and absence of senior physician certification confirming competent execution capability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total duration of nerve block; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time from the probe to the skin breaking (T1);Time from the puncture needle breaking the skin to entering the target area (T2) ;Duration of the needle tip visible on the ultrasound image (T3);Total number of needle redirections;Ultrasound scan time;Sensory and motor block scores after 30 minutes of block;Satisfaction score of operators;Operator's head movement;The adequacy of drug infiltration around the target nerve was recorded;The incidence and severity of complications;Patient's pain scale score during the interscalene brachial plexus block;Satisfaction score of Patien; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University