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abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Success in performing ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) demands sound knowledge of sonoanatomy, good scanning techniques, and proper hand-eye coordination. The objectives of our study were to evaluate whether simulator training aids success of novice operators in ultrasound-gui...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Niazi AU,Haldipur N,Prasad AG,Chan VW

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:In this study, we examined the consistency, rapidity, and reproducibility of the ABCDE technique for diaphragm identification. Operators using this method place the probe at the Anterior axillary line, watch for Breathing (lung sliding), and then move the probe Caudally to identify the Diaphra...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Khurana J,Gartner SC,Naik L,Tsui BCH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of ultrasound guidance for regional anesthesia has resulted in an explosion of interest in its use for postoperative analgesia, particularly for orthopedic surgery. Regional anesthesia demonstrates unequivocal superiority compared with systemic opioids with respect to analgesia, reduced opioid consump...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Choi S,Trang A,McCartney CJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We present an occurrence of a severe but transient neurologic complication after intraneural injection during an ultrasound-guided interscalene block. CASE REPORT:A 36-year-old man underwent ultrasound-guided interscalene nerve blockade before shoulder incision and drainage. On postoperative day 1, he exhibi...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Cohen JM,Gray AT

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

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:Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) analgesics is controversial because of cardiovascular risk, but perioperative use may be advantageous for total joint replacement. Thus, we performed this single-center observational cohort study to determine any association between NSAID use...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Liu SS,Bae JJ,Bieltz M,Ma Y,Memtsoudis S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In ambulatory lower limb surgery, spinal anesthesia with rapid onset and a short duration of block is preferable. We hypothesized that the use of 2-chloroprocaine would be associated with a faster motor block recovery compared with prilocaine in knee arthroscopy. A difference of 15 min was considered clinica...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Wesselink E,Hurk GJD,Vegt RV,Slagt C,Aa JV,Franssen E,Ven PV,Swart N,Boer C,Leeuw M

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report a case of perioperative management of a single-ventricle patient with Fontan-associated liver disease undergoing hepatectomy. CASE REPORT:A 12-year-old boy with Fontan circulation was scheduled for partial hepatectomy to remove a liver mass in segment 6. He received stent implantation to relieve co...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Maeda A,Shibata SC,Okitsu K,Imada T,Takahashi A,Uchiyama A,Kamibayashi T,Fujino Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Continuous brachial plexus blocks at the interscalene level are associated with known diaphragm dysfunction from phrenic nerve paresis. More distal blocks along the brachial plexus may provide postsurgical analgesia while potentially having less effect on diaphragm function. Continuous intersc...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Auyong DB,Yuan SC,Choi DS,Pahang JA,Slee AE,Hanson NA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to describe and assess the accuracy and feasibility of a novel technique for ultrasound-guided maxillary nerve block using the lateral pterygoid plate (LPP) approach via the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) in a soft cadaveric model. METHODS:Ten soft cadavers were studied. The cur...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Kampitak W,Tansatit T,Shibata Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this randomized, double-blind study was to evaluate if use of an asymmetric spinal block affects the incidence of hypotension during spinal anesthesia. METHODS:With Ethical Committee approval and patient consent, 120 patients undergoing lower limb surgery were placed in the lat...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Casati A,Fanelli G,Aldegheri G,Colnaghi E,Casaletti E,Cedrati V,Torri G

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We tested the hypothesis that an opioid-free local anesthetic alone is able to provide comparable analgesia to the opioid supplemented epidural application of local anesthetics using thoracic epidural catheters after major abdominal surgery. METHODS:In a prospective, randomized, and double-bl...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Gottschalk A,Freitag M,Burmeister MA,Becker C,Horn EP,Standl T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine whether an intrabursal morphine and bupivacaine mixed infusion provides useful analgesia for prolonged pain relief after subacromial arthroscopic operation. METHODS:A continuous intrabursal infusion catheter was inserted at the conclusion of the subacrom...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Park JY,Lee GW,Kim Y,Yoo MJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Histologic evidence of the comparative neurotoxicity of lidocaine, mepivacaine, and prilocaine is incomplete. We compared the intrathecal neurotoxicity in rats among these 3 drugs based on morphologic and neurofunctional findings. METHODS:Rats (n=169) randomly received 0.12 microL/g of 0%, 2%...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Takenami T,Yagishita S,Nara Y,Hoka S

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary nonmalignant pain treatment algorithms commence with conservative non-invasive strategies, later progressing from minimally invasive interventions to invasive techniques or implantable devices. The most commonly used implantable devices are spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems or targeted drug delivery (...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Mekhail N,Mehanny DS,Armanyous S,Costandi S,Saweris Y,Azer G,Bolash R

更新日期：2020-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Anesthesia and analgesia with paravertebral block are reportedly variable. Existence of an endothoracic fascia has been proposed as one of the possible mechanisms leading to variability. We undertook an electron-microscopy imaging study to investigate the endothoracic fascia in the thoracic pa...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Stopar Pintaric T,Veranic P,Hadzic A,Karmakar M,Cvetko E

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) periodically updates its practice advisories and associated cognitive aids. The 2020 version of the ASRA Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity checklist was created in response to user feedback, simulation studies and advances in medical knowledge. This...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Neal JM,Neal EJ,Weinberg GL

更新日期：2021-01-01 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: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:The typical blind insertion of a catheter into the epidural space risks catheter misplacement into the intrathecal space. The epidural stimulation test is designed to confirm the correct epidural location of a catheter but may also detect unintended intrathecal catheter placement by evaluating...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Sutherland MA,Viscomi CM,Dominick TS,Anderson EL

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a postural headache syndrome unrelated to dural puncture. Due to the apparent failure of epidural blood patch to relieve headache in spontaneous intracranial hypotension, we investigated the epidemiologic features and treatment outcomes of this condition...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Diaz JH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study examined whether perioperative multimodal analgesia (MMA) improves the effectiveness of intravenous nutrition (IVN) as a means of preventing protein wasting following major upper abdominal surgery (UAS). The MMA regimen utilized combined epidural opioid/local anesthetic and the syst...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Barratt SM,Smith RC,Kee AJ,Mather LE,Cousins MJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Pain patients can be difficult. They can provoke negative feelings of frustration and anger among clinicians and damage the doctor-patient relationship. This article helps practitioners to identify those pain patients who would be prone to difficult behavior and sheds light on some of the reasons behind the behavior t...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Wasan AD,Wootton J,Jamison RN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Cervical medial branch blocks are used to treat patients with chronic neck pain. The aim of this study was to clarify the anatomical aspects of the cervical medial branches to improve the accuracy and safety of radiofrequency denervation. METHODS:Twenty cervical specimens were harvested from ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Kweon TD,Kim JY,Lee HY,Kim MH,Lee YW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Accurate needle control during ultrasound (US)-guided nerve blocks may be an elusive goal for the anesthesiologist. Despite modifications to increase echogenicity, needle visibility still requires precise alignment within the transducer beam. In this study, we evaluated a magnetically guided u...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Swenson JD,Klingler KR,Pace NL,Davis JJ,Loose EC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the readily increasing membership of the pain physician community, efforts toward correcting notable gender disparities are instrumental. The under-representation of women is particularly prevalent within leadership roles in academic medicine, thought to be driven largely by diminished research efforts...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Karri J,Navarro SM,Duong A,Tang T,Abd-Elsayed A

更新日期：2019-11-02 00:00:00