Calciphylaxis treated with neurolytic lumbar sympathetic block: case report and review of the literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Local anesthetics in blood absorbed from the epidural space attenuate bronchial hyperreactivity to chemical stimuli. However, it is not documented whether local anesthetics at clinically relevant concentrations improve active wheezing in patients with bronchial asthma. CASE REPORT:We managed ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Shono S,Higa K,Harasawa I,Sugano H,Dan K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is analgesic for some lower extremity neuropathic pain syndromes. PNS currently involves open surgical placement of electrode(s). Increasingly, ultrasound guidance is used for perioperative neural block. Minimally invasive placement of PNS electrodes for lowe...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Huntoon MA,Huntoon EA,Obray JB,Lamer TJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The incidence of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) after epidural wet tap for obstetric patients may be as high as 75%. We have studied how subsequent placement of a subarachnoid catheter immediately after confirmation of a wet tap, and leaving the catheter in place for 24 hours affects the i...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Ayad S,Demian Y,Narouze SN,Tetzlaff JE

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Cluster headache is an uncommon debilitating condition for which effective management remains a challenge. We describe the use of gabapentin in the treatment and prophylaxis of cluster headache in a patient who was refractory to other treatments. CASE REPORT:A 38-year-old man had a history of...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tay BA,Ngan Kee WD,Chung DC

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subarachnoid blocks are considered routine anesthetic procedures important in the daily practices of most anesthesiologists. However, few data exist regarding modern failure rates or quality-compromising behaviors. METHODS:Sixty adult patients having orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia were enrolled ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Weed J,Finkel K,Beach ML,Granger CB,Gallagher JD,Sites BD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of ultrasound to facilitate regional anesthesia is an evolving area of clinical, education, and research interests. As our community's experience grows, it has become evident that anesthesiologists performing "routine" ultrasound-guided blocks may very well be confronted with atypical or even pathologic anatom...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Sites BD,Macfarlane AJ,Sites VR,Naraghi AM,Chan VW,Antonakakis JG,Singh M,Brull R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have been shown to reduce postoperative pain after various abdominal surgical procedures in several studies. The motor nerves of the abdominal wall are located in the same plane as the sensory nerves affected by the TAP block. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Petersen M,Elers J,Børglum J,Belhage B,Mortensen J,Maschmann C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Glomangiomas are rare, vascular tumors consisting of an afferent artery, arteriovenous canal, neuro-reticular elements, collagen, and efferent veins, and are most often located in the soft tissue of the upper extremities. We describe how the use of ultrasound-guided nerve blockade altered the ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Duggan E,Brull R,Lai J,Abbas S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to clarify the influence of acute cigarette smoking on vasodilation induced by sympathetic block. METHODS:We measured mean arterial pressure, heart rate, left brachial artery blood flow (BABF), right femoral artery blood flow (FABF), and plasma catecholamines in dogs ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Kitajima T,Okuda Y,Mishio M,Hamaguchi S,Yamaguchi S,Kimura Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative outcomes research has gained widespread interest and is viewed as increasingly important among different specialties, including anesthesiology. Outcomes research studies serve to help in the adjustment of risk, allocation of resources, and formulation of hypotheses to guide future research. Pursuing high...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Memtsoudis SG,Mazumdar M,Stundner O,Hargett MJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The effect of intravenous dexamethasone on the duration of axillary plexus block performed using ropivacaine is not described. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of intravenous dexamethasone on the duration of axillary plexus block analgesia after distal upper arm surgery. METHODS:...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Clement JC,Besch G,Puyraveau M,Grelet T,Ferreira D,Vettoretti L,Pili-Floury S,Samain E,Berthier F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of chronic pain is a complex mechanism that is still not fully understood. Multiple somatic and visceral afferent pain signals, when experienced over time, cause a strengthening of certain neural circuitry through peripheral and central sensitization, resulting in the physical and emotional perceptual ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Castellanos JP,Woolley C,Bruno KA,Zeidan F,Halberstadt A,Furnish T

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the uncertainty and limitations in available randomized controlled trials, we performed an analysis of the Medicare claims database to determine whether an association exists between postoperative epidural analgesia and mortality. METHODS:A 5% nationally random sample of Medicare beneficiaries fr...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Wu CL,Hurley RW,Anderson GF,Herbert R,Rowlingson AJ,Fleisher LA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is one treatment option for human trigeminal nerve injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cervical sympathetic ganglia blocks (SB) by comparing the recovery of severed nerves in 2 rat models, treated or not treated by SB. METHODS:The i...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Hanamatsu N,Yamashiro M,Sumitomo M,Furuya H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is increasing interest in local infiltration analgesia (LIA) to reduce postoperative pain with knee surgery. Despite widespread use of LIA, wide variations in drug combinations, infiltration techniques, and the concomitant use of systemic analgesics have made it difficult to determine th...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Buvanendran A,Kroin JS,Della Valle CJ,Moric M,Tuman KJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Posterior lumbar plexus block is a well established anesthetic technique for lower limb surgeries. Both magnetic resonance imaging and clinical prospective studies were performed to verify if a new palpable landmark could be used for lumbar plexus block in pediatric patients. METHODS:Twenty-f...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Mello SS,Saraiva RA,Marques RS,Gasparini JR,Assis CN,Gonçalves MH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) remains the gold standard for analgesia after shoulder surgery, the inherent risks of ipsilateral phrenic nerve block and hemidiaphragmatic paralysis (HDP) limit its use in patients with preexisting pulmonary compromise. In a previous Daring Discourse (2017), our resea...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tran DQ,Layera S,Bravo D,Cristi-Sanchéz I,Bermudéz L,Aliste J

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interpretation of ultrasound images and knowledge of anatomy are essential skills for ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks. Competency-based educational models promoted by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education require the development of assessment tools for the achievement of differen...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Woodworth GE,Carney PA,Cohen JM,Kopp SL,Vokach-Brodsky LE,Horn JL,Missair A,Banks SE,Dieckmann NF,Maniker RB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Whether patients titrate themselves to an individualized blood or plasma opioid concentration (the so-called minimum effective concentration or [MEC]) has been debated extensively. Nevertheless, there is consistent opinion that during patient controlled analgesia (PCA) patients balance accepta...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Woodhouse A,Mather LE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study reports our early experience with continuous cervical paravertebral block (CCPVB) using a stimulating catheter for the management of acute pain after shoulder surgery. METHODS:This prospective observational study presents 256 CCPVB for pain relief after 14 different shoulder operat...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Boezaart AP,De Beer JF,Nell ML

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Central sensitization is often seen in chronic pain. A relevant and potent mechanism of central sensitization is the central integration of nociceptive impulses. Temporal summation in humans and the wind-up process in animals share common features of central integration. This preclinical and c...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Arendt-Nielsen L,Mansikka H,Staahl C,Rees H,Tan K,Smart TS,Monhemius R,Suzuki R,Drewes AM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is an uncommon sequel of lumbar puncture in children. When conservative treatment with bed rest, hydration, and caffeine are ineffective, epidural blood patches are recommended and are generally effective. The purpose of this report was to highlight that when lumbar epidural...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Dʼsouza G,Seidel FG,Krane EJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ideal spread of local anesthetic for effective, rapid, and safe sciatic nerve block is debated. We hypothesized that subparaneural ultrasound-guided injection results in faster onset and has a better success rate than extraneural circumferential spread. METHODS:Patients undergoing elective tibial, foot,...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Choquet O,Noble GB,Abbal B,Morau D,Bringuier S,Capdevila X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Prolongation of the QT interval may result in grave cardiac arrhythmias, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia ("torsades de pointes"), and ventricular fibrillation. We assessed the influence of spinal anesthesia on the QTc interval and the potential arrhythmogenicity of this method of anesthesi...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Owczuk R,Sawicka W,Wujtewicz MA,Kawecka A,Lasek J,Wujtewicz M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Paresthesia occasionally occurs during dural puncture or injection of local anesthetic for spinal anesthesia. Although the incidence of neurologic complications after spinal anesthesia is extremely low, the significance of paresthesia is unknown. The influence of known lumbar spine pathology o...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tetzlaff JE,Dilger JA,Wu C,Smith MP,Bell G

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Many patients experience moderate to severe postoperative pain. Nitrous oxide (N₂O) exerts analgesia by inhibition of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. Ketamine, another N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, reduces postoperative opioid consumption and pain. A similar effect of N₂O is plausi...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Duma A,Helsten D,Brown F,Bottros MM,Nagele P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to describe the first reported use of an axillary brachial plexus block to treat the entrapment of a transradial artery catheter due to vasospasm. CASE REPORT:A 42-year-old man undergoing transradial arterial cardiac catheterization suffered arterial vasospasm causing the catheter to become...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Fitzgerald BM,Babbel LA,Bacomo FK,Dhanjal ST

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of neuropathic and inflammatory pain in animal and human studies. The analgesic effect of its perioperative use has not been fully elucidated. METHODS:This systematic review (meta-analysis) included 12 random...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Hurley RW,Cohen SP,Williams KA,Rowlingson AJ,Wu CL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omission of a confidence interval (CI) associated with the risk of a serious complication can lead to inaccurate interpretation of risk data. The calculation of a CI for a risk or a single proportion typically uses the familiar Gaussian (normal) approximation. However, when the risk is small, "exact" methods or other ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Ho AM,Dion PW,Karmakar MK,Lee A

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This prospective, randomized, double-blind study compared the effects of the ultrasound-guided popliteal sciatic nerve block performed by either intraneural or subparaneural approach followed by an electrophysiological evaluation. We hypothesized that intraneural injection provides a faster on...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Cappelleri G,Cedrati VL,Fedele LL,Gemma M,Camici L,Loiero M,Gallazzi MB,Cornaggia G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00