Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study

<p>(a) The entry point through SCM midline lateral for superficial cervical plexus block (b).<i> SCM</i>, sternocleidomastoid muscle,<i> CA</i>, carotid artery,<i> ASM</i>, anterior scalene muscle, and<i> MSM</i>, middle scalene muscle. (c) Needle and SCM (d) local anesthetic distribution and SCM.</p>

Journal of Oncology

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Figure 3: Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study 

Figure 3 | Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study 