Brachial Plexus Block

Preferred Label : Brachial Plexus Block;

NCIt definition : A regional anesthesia technique that involves injecting local anesthetic agents near the nerves of the brachial plexus to temporarily block sensation and movement of the upper extremity.;

Details

Origin ID

C157799;

UMLS CUI

C0394697;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Brachial Plexus Block [MeSH concept]
- Brachial Plexus Block [MeSH Descriptor]
- Injection of anesthetic agent into brachial plexus (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Brachial Plexus Block [MeSH Descriptor]
- Brachial Plexus Block [MeSH concept]
- Injection of anesthetic agent into brachial plexus (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- injection of anesthetic agent into brachial plexus [SNOMED Notion]
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- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]

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