Lee Hong Sik, Lee Jae Hak, Cha Young Deog, Park Sang Kyu, Seo Chu Hwan, Han Jeong Uk
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Korean J Anesthesiol. 2009 Oct;57(4):515-517. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2009.57.4.515.
Various methods of infraclavicular brachial plexus block have been introduced in the past, of which Wilson's coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block, a more lateral approach, consequently thought to be easier and safer. While only a few cases of transient ipsilateral phrenic nerve palsy after infraclavicular brachial plexus block have been reported, we describe a rare case of phrenic nerve palsy after Wilson's coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block.