
Episode 136: Keywords part 4: Celiac Plexus Block and Dexmedetomidine
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Is There a Complication of Celiac Plexus Block With 0.5% Lidocaine 40 Milliliters?
The most common test questions you're going to see are about side effects and complications. And I actually have seen the paralysis come up on questions where they'll ask something around what's the most serious potential complication. So in summary, ciliac plexus block it's usually used to treat abdominal painUsually cancer pain most commonly the pancreas although you can use it for really any abdominal organ up into the left side of the colon. Not good for anything in the pelvis.
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