Safe and Effective Analgesia Using Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.

Utreras Freire DA, Astudillo Ochoa PV, Ron Valarezo NF, Saraguro Armijos WA, Picón Montero AM, Meza Guerrero LA

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95698
Published: 2025 Oct
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.95698,
  title = {Safe and Effective Analgesia Using Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.},
  author = {Utreras Freire DA and Astudillo Ochoa PV and Ron Valarezo NF and Saraguro Armijos WA and Picón Montero AM and Meza Guerrero LA},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.95698},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95698}
}

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TI  - Safe and Effective Analgesia Using Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.
AU  - Utreras Freire DA
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AU  - Ron Valarezo NF
AU  - Saraguro Armijos WA
AU  - Picón Montero AM
AU  - Meza Guerrero LA
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.95698
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DA, U. F., PV, A. O., NF, R. V., WA, S. A., AM, P. M., & LA, M. G. (2025). Safe and Effective Analgesia Using Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95698

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