Progression of forearm intravenous regional anesthesia with ropivacaine.

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：:Continuous peripheral nerve blockade has become a popular method of achieving postoperative analgesia for many surgical procedures. The safety and reliability of infusion pumps are dependent on their flow rate accuracy and consistency. Knowledge of pump rate profiles can help physicians determine which infusion pump i...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Weisman RS,Missair A,Pham P,Gutierrez JF,Gebhard RE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence indicates that the use of regional anesthesia offers advantages over general anesthesia, not only in terms of reducing complications but also regarding resource utilization and patient satisfaction. Because of the paucity of data on the nationwide adoption of regional anesthesia te...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Cozowicz C,Poeran J,Zubizarreta N,Mazumdar M,Memtsoudis SG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain in many patients. The use of an interscalene nerve block offers good analgesia but is associated with a high incidence of an ipsilateral phrenic nerve block. Several strategies to avoid this adverse effect have been studied. Possible strategies are (1)...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Verelst P,van Zundert A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Epidural catheters are seldom difficult to remove from patients. In fact, a review of the literature demonstrates only a few cases pertaining to epidurals and the unusual complication of catheter entrapment. METHODS:This case report involves an uncomplicated obstetric patient who had an epidu...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Jongleux EF,Miller R,Freeman A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripheral nerve blocks reduce postoperative pain and enhance recovery after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aims to assess the benefits of addition of intravenous dexmedetomidine (DexM) to intravenous dexamethasone on the analgesic duration of quadruple nerve blocks. METHODS:This d...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Chassery C,Marty P,Rontes O,Chaubard M,Vuillaume C,Basset B,Merouani M,Marquis C,De Lussy A,Delbos MC,Casalprim J,Bataille B,Naudin C,Ferre F,Delbos A

更新日期：2021-02-01 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:The aim of the study was to examine the analgesic effects of the anticonvulsant, gabapentin, in a validated model of acute inflammatory pain. METHODS:Twenty-two volunteers were investigated in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study. Gabapentin 1,200 mg or placebo was ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Werner MU,Perkins FM,Holte K,Pedersen JL,Kehlet H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Meperidine is frequently used in general anesthesia and perioperative analgesia. In addition to its opioid action, meperidine possesses some local anesthetic properties. A preliminary study using the tourniquet venous retention technique found meperidine to be more effective in reducing propof...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Pang WW,Mok MS,Huang S,Chung YT,Hwang MH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripherally administered opioids, e.g., intra-articular morphine, exert their analgesic action on local opioid receptors. The present study investigated the safety and efficacy of intrabursal oxycodone and bupivacaine in comparison with bupivacaine infiltration and interscalene brachial plexu...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Muittari P,Kirvelä O

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The transarterial axillary block and the ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block are both effective methods of anesthetizing the upper extremity. This study compares these methods with respect to subjective postoperative dysesthesias, block adequacy, patient comfort, and patient satisfaction. ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tedore TR,YaDeau JT,Maalouf DB,Weiland AJ,Tong-Ngork S,Wukovits B,Paroli L,Urban MK,Zayas VM,Wu A,Gordon MA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although complications of the epidural technique are known to affect the fetus adversely, there are no data indicating that regional analgesia directly causes harmful effects to the fetus. Our purpose was to determine the effect of epidural labor analgesia on the Doppler velocimetric indices of the uterine an...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Chen LK,Yang YM,Yang YH,Lee CN,Chen SS,Sun WZ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neosaxitoxin (NeoSTX) is a potent site-1 sodium-channel blocker being developed as a local anesthetic. Doses of 100 μg have been used by local infiltration in anesthetized adult humans without adverse effect. We hypothesized that similar doses could cause significant respiratory, neuromuscular, and cardiovas...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Wylie MC,Johnson VM,Carpino E,Mullen K,Hauser K,Nedder A,Kheir JN,Rodriguez-Navarro AJ,Zurakowski D,Berde CB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Chronic hip pain from osteoarthritis and other degenerative conditions is a common problem. A few publications have recently reported analgesic success of radiofrequency (RF) procedures on nerves innervating the hip, but interpretation is hampered by lack of clarity regarding indications, clin...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Bhatia A,Hoydonckx Y,Peng P,Cohen SP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation techniques have been used for many years. However, electrical stimulation methods rarely have been used to confirm epidural catheter placement. This study examines the practicality of this technique to confirm epidural catheter placement in obstetri...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tsui BC,Gupta S,Finucane B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a brief overview of earlier work of our group on the peripheral signaling of pain, summarizes more recent studies on the role of opioids in chronic neuropathic pain, and speculates on the future of gene-based therapies as novel strategies to enhance the peripheral modulation of pain. Neurophysiol...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Raja SN

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Hematoma is typically cited as one mechanism of nerve injury following axillary block. However, documented cases of this are lacking. METHODS:A healthy 38-year-old man was scheduled for surgical removal of a tumor of the hand. A transarterial axillary block was performed with a 22-gauge short...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Ben-David B,Stahl S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Chronic pain is both prevalent and costly. Despite advances in understanding the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of nociception and development of potent analgesic agents and advanced technology, a significant number of people continue to experience pain and related disability. The perce...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Turk DC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sacroiliac joint injections are frequently performed procedures in the management of acute and chronic low-back pain, including patients with various immunocompromised states. Infectious complications following these procedures along with other spinal injections are rarely reported, but the true incidence is ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Nagpal G,Flaherty JP,Benzon HT

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We present an unusual complication of epidural analgesia used to facilitate postoperative pain relief while allowing mobilization of the patient. CASE REPORT:A 65-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failu...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Crystal Z,Katz Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetes may affect the duration of nerve block after regional anesthesia. This study aimed to compare the durations of sensory and motor block in diabetes versus non-diabetes patients after lower limb nerve block and delineate any sex-based differences in the duration of sensory and motor blocks of both d...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Tang S,Wang J,Tian Y,Li X,Cui Q,Xu M,Song X,Zheng Y,Yang H,Ma C,Zhan L,Zhu C,Zhang Y,Yao M,Huang Y

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The benefit of adding sciatic nerve block (SNB) to femoral nerve block to improve analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is uncertain. We hypothesized that the effective duration of single-injection SNB is too short to improve postoperative analgesia and that this contributes to conflic...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Sato K,Adachi T,Shirai N,Naoi N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In order to prolong labor analgesia, one may add intrathecal epinephrine to the combination of bupivacaine and fentanyl. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the addition of intrathecal epinephrine would lessen the requirement for a rescue dose of epidural analgesia during labor. METH...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Okutomi T,Mochizuki J,Amano K,Datta S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The majority of intrathecal pumps are implanted by anesthesiologists. Despite a recent increase in case reports involving intrathecal catheter-tip inflammatory masses, this complication is rarely reported in the anesthesiology literature. The present case report describes a patient with spinal cord compressi...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Peng P,Massicotte EM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The term "Wrong-Site Surgery (WSS)" is commonly associated with surgical procedures; however, The Joint Commission (TJC) considers any invasive procedure, not just a surgical procedure, performed on the wrong side, at the wrong site, or on the wrong patient to be a WSS. For anesthesia providers, this means t...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Henshaw DS,Turner JD,Dobson SW,Douglas Jaffe J,Wells Reynolds J,Edwards CJ,Weller RS

更新日期：2019-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium (K+) channels form the largest family of ion channels with more than 70 such genes identified in the human genome. They are organized in 3 superfamilies according to their predicted membrane topology: (1) subunits with 6 membrane-spanning segments and 1-pore domain, (2) subunits with 2 membrane-spanning segm...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Kindler CH,Yost CS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to examine the effects of head-up tilt (70 degrees ) 30 minutes after right or left stellate ganglion block (SGB) on RR interval, QT interval, the rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval, QT dispersion (QTD), and the rate-corrected QT dispersion (QTcD) using computerized meas...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Fujii K,Yamaguchi S,Egawa H,Hamaguchi S,Kitajima T,Minami J

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:No studies have examined the long-term benefits of regional anesthesia (RA) for pain management after combat-related injury. The objective of this prospective cohort study was to examine the relationship between RA administration and patient-reported pain-related outcomes among Operation Enduring Freedom (OE...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Gallagher RM,Polomano RC,Giordano NA,Farrar JT,Guo W,Taylor L,Oslin D,Goff BJ,Buckenmaier CC

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is an analgesic modality involving the insertion of a lead through an introducing needle followed by the delivery of electric current. This modality has been reported to treat chronic pain as well as postoperative pain the day following knee surg...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Ilfeld BM,Gabriel RA,Said ET,Monahan AM,Sztain JF,Abramson WB,Khatibi B,Finneran JJ 4th,Jaeger PT,Schwartz AK,Ahmed SS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00