Redefining Limits: Shoulder Disarticulation Under Regional Anaesthesia Alone
Vol 5 | Issue 2 | July-December 2024 | Page 16-19| Vandana Mangal, Momoson Maring Tontanga, Chitra Singh, Tuhin Mistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2024.v05.i02.98
Open Access License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).
Submitted: February 18-11-2024; Reviewed: 25-11-2024; Accepted: 02-12-2024; Published: 10-12-2024
Authors: Vandana Mangal [1], Momoson Maring Tontanga [1], Chitra Singh [1], Tuhin Mistry [2]
[1] Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
[2] Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, India
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Tontanga Momoson Maring
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Email id: drmomoson@gmail.com
Abstract
Shoulder disarticulation following of animal bites is not uncommon and is often performed for various indications, including vascular insufficiency. General anaesthesia is usually the preferred choice in optimized patients, with or without regional anaesthesia. Phantom limb pain is a distressing and frequently encountered condition following limb amputation. In addition to their well-established benefits, nerve blocks not only provide effective perioperative analgesia but may also reduce the incidence of phantom limb pain. In this case, we undertook shoulder disarticulation exclusively under regional anaesthesia, as the patient’s respiratory condition was not optimal for general anaesthesia.
Keywords: Shoulder disarticulation, Regional anaesthesia, Subclavian perivascular block, Superficial cervical plexus block, Pectoserratus plane block.
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| How to Cite this Article: Mangal V, Tontanga MM, Singh C, Mistry T | Redefining Limits: Shoulder Disarticulation Under Regional Anaesthesia Alone | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | July-December 2024; 5(2): 16-19 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2024.v05.i02.98 |
