Brachial Plexus Block in Children and Adolescents

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Upper Extremity Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Brachial Plexus Anaesthesia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03842423

2090/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study involves a retrospective evaluation of brachial plexus anaesthesia in children and adolescents (patients under the age of 18) undergoing surgical procedures of the upper extremity following trauma. The investigators plan to recruit patients from our hospital patient database meeting our inclusion criteria. Observational period was defined between 1st of January 2002 and 31st of October 2018. Necessity to convert to general anaesthesia was defined as primary endpoint.

Enrollment: 2,760 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Brachial plexus anaesthesia for surgical intervention of upper extremity injuries

Exclusion criteria

• age above 18

Trial design

2,760 participants in 1 patient group

Study Group

Description:

All patients under the age of 18 who were treated for upper extremity injuries between 2002 and 2018 and receiving brachial plexus anaesthesia.

Treatment:

Procedure: Brachial Plexus Anaesthesia