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Probe's method. A probe is a white box, and the injection site is a white arrow
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Fig1
The selective supraclavicular nerve block was administered by injecting 0.75 % levobupivacaine (10 mL) from the head side into the space beyond the pectoralis major muscle that was 2 cm lateral to the left sternal edge by means of the high-frequency linear probe (Figs. 1 and 2).
An ultrasound image of the selective supraclavicular nerve block. An injection point is a white arrow
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Fig2
The selective supraclavicular nerve block was administered by injecting 0.75 % levobupivacaine (10 mL) from the head side into the space beyond the pectoralis major muscle that was 2 cm lateral to the left sternal edge by means of the high-frequency linear probe (Figs. 1 and 2).
An illustration of the supraclavicular nerve. SM sternocleidomastoid muscle, PM pectoralis major muscle, I intermediate, M medial, L lateral
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Fig3
The supraclavicular nerve branches into the medial, intermediate, and lateral supraclavicular nerves at the sternocleidomastoid and descends into the posterior triangle of the neck beneath the platysma and deep cervical fascia (Fig. 3).