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Table 2 Haemodynamic parameters of the RA and UA before and after costoclavicular BPB

From: Blood flow changes in the forearm arteries after ultrasound-guided costoclavicular brachial plexus blocks: a prospective observational study

     

P Value

 
     

Vs. baseline

Vs. UA

 

baseline

10 min

20 min

30 min

10 min

20 min

30 min

0 min

30 min

RA

  PSV (cm/s)

36.68 (7.26)

55.07 (12.28)

57.26 (13.96)

58.97 (13.86)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

NS

NS

  EDV (cm/s)

9.17 (1.71)

19.69 (7.45)

20.94 (8.63)

21.76 (7.11)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

NS

NS

  Vmean(cm/s)

16.38 (4.87)

27.20 (7.74)

28.43 (7.40)

29.58 (7.32)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.042

NS

  Area (cm2)

0.056 (0.011)

0.063 (0.012)

0.065 (0.014)

0.068 (0.015)

0.033

0.026

0.012

NS

NS

  RI

0.87 (0.11)

0.74 (0.12)

0.73 (0.10)

0.72 (0.11)

0.0058

0.0032

0.0027

NS

NS

  PI

3.21 (0.60)

2.35 (0.49)

2.35 (0.43)

2.25 (0.37)

0.0028

0.0012

0.0017

NS

NS

  VFR (ml/s)

0.92 (0.33)

1.70 (0.58)

1.87 (0.66)

2.01 (0.72)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.026

NS

UA

  PSV (cm/s)

35.29 (8.64)

53.76 (11.98)

56.33 (10.79)

58.20 (10.72)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  

  EDV (cm/s)

8.82 (2.24)

18.69 (7.50)

20.44 (8.69)

22.12 (6.91)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  

  Vmean(cm/s)

13.38 (5.06)

26.74 (6.67)

28.41 (7.59)

29.72 (7.97)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  

  Area (cm2)

0.054 (0.011)

0.063 (0.010)

0.065 (0.010)

0.066 (0.014)

0.032

0.016

0.019

  

  RI

0.87 (0.10)

0.75 (0.10)

0.73 (0.13)

0.72 (0.12)

0.0074

0.0047

0.0021

  

  PI

3.10 (0.45)

2.22 (0.36)

2.10 (0.38)

2.07 (0.42)

0.0086

0.0046

0.0053

  

  VFR (ml/s)

0.72 (0.28)

1.68 (0.51)

1.83 (0.52)

1.95 (0.62)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  
  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD
  2. RA Radial artery, UA Ulnar artery, PSV Peak systolic velocity, EDV End-diastolic velocity, Vmean Mean velocity, PI Pulsatility index, RI resistance index, VFR Volumetric flow rate, NS not significant