Pectoral nerve blocks and postoperative pain outcomes after mastectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This case series assesses the in vivo spread of contrast within the adductor canal in subjects who recently underwent a total knee arthroplasty. A previous analysis of profound leg weakness with a continuous adductor canal revealed contrast spread from the adductor canal to the femoral triangl...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Yuan SC,Hanson NA,Auyong DB,Choi DS,Coy D,Strodtbeck WM

更新日期：2015-03-01 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:We wished to determine which long-acting local anesthetic would produce the least pain on injection for treatment of myofascial pain disorders. We compared the pain on intramuscular injection of bupivacaine, ropivacaine, bupivacaine with dexamethasone, ropivacaine with dexamethasone, and needl...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Krishnan SK,Benzon HT,Siddiqui T,Canlas B

更新日期：2000-11-01 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: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：UNLABELLED:Neurologic injury after regional anesthesia or pain medicine procedures is rare. Postprocedural neurologic deficits may create high levels of anxiety for the patient and practitioner, although most deficits are limited in severity and can be expected to fully resolve with time. Postoperative anesthesia-relat...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Watson JC,Huntoon MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 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: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：: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:The aim of this study was to compare the potency of bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and levobupivacaine in an equal dose and concentration for sympathetic block. METHODS:We measured mean arterial pressure, heart rate (HR), and right and left brachial artery blood flow (BABF) before and after cervic...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Hashimoto T,Iwasaki T,Takahashi Y,Kimura Y,Nagao M,Yamaguchi S,Hamaguchi S,Kitajima T

更新日期：2010-09-01 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 AND OBJECTIVES:Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction of the knee is a painful procedure requiring intensive postoperative pain management. This prospective study investigates analgesic quality after a femoral block as compared with intra-articular injection of local anesthetic. METHOD...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Iskandar H,Benard A,Ruel-Raymond J,Cochard G,Manaud B

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound (US) guidance, in some instances, can increase the success rate and reduce the onset and procedure times for peripheral nerve blockade compared with traditional nerve localization techniques. The presumptive mechanism for these benefits is the ability to accurately inject local anesthetic circumfe...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Brull R,Macfarlane AJ,Parrington SJ,Koshkin A,Chan VW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Epidural anesthesia (EA) is known to reduce postoperative thromboembolic complications, but mechanisms are incompletely understood. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that local anesthetics (LA) prevent postoperative hypercoagulability without affecting physiologic aggregation and coagula...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Hollmann MW,Wieczorek KS,Smart M,Durieux ME

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 outbreak is on the world. While many countries have imposed general lockdown, emergency services are continuing. Healthcare professionals have been infected with the virulent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS), which spreads by close contact and aerosols. The anesthesiologist is partic...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Ashokka B,Chakraborty A,Subramanian BJ,Karmakar MK,Chan V

更新日期：2020-07-01 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: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 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:Numerous factors are considered in the academic promotion of pain medicine physicians. In this study, we investigated the importance of research productivity, career duration, leadership, and gender on attaining professorship in chronic pain medicine fellowship programs in the USA. METHODS:We identified 98 ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Orhurhu MS,Orhurhu V,Salisu B,Abimbola A,Cohen SP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The acetylcholinesterase inhibitor neostigmine has shown peripherally mediated analgesic action in recent preclinical and clinical studies. The present study investigates the effectiveness of adding neostigmine to a local anesthetic, mepivacaine, in patients receiving axillary brachial plexus ...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Bone HG,Van Aken H,Booke M,Bürkle H

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid infusion reverses systemic local anesthetic toxicity. The acceptable upper limit for lipid administration is unknown and has direct bearing on clinical management. We hypothesize that high volumes of lipid could have undesirable effects and sought to identify the dose required to kill 50% of the animal...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Hiller DB,Di Gregorio G,Kelly K,Ripper R,Edelman L,Boumendjel R,Drasner K,Weinberg GL

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Demand is growing for objective assessment of manual skills and competencies of invasive procedures. The aim of this study was to validate an objective tool for assessing residents' skill in performing epidural anesthesia by use of a global assessment scale and a 3-scale, 27-stage checklist. W...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Friedman Z,Katznelson R,Devito I,Siddiqui M,Chan V

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：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:Shortening the onset time of sensory block is a practical goal to improve the quality of epidural anesthesia. The addition of fentanyl to a local anesthetic solution is widely used during epidural anesthesia. This randomized double-blind study examined the onset time of sensory block during ep...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Cherng CH,Wong CS,Ho ST

更新日期：2001-11-01 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 AND OBJECTIVE:Long-acting nociceptive-selective regional anesthesia has remained an elusive clinical goal. We aspired to identify a novel compound that would produce nociceptive-selective regional anesthesia through the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels. METHODS:We designed and synth...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Zhou C,Tang L,Yin Q,Yang L,Gong D,Kang Y,Cao H,Fan J,Zhang Y,Qian D,Zhang Q,Ke B,Liu J,Zhang W,Yang J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March of 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ushering in an era of health care reform. Section 6002 of the bill, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, requires manufacturers of drugs, devices, biological therapeutics, and medical supplies to disclose to the Cen...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Dickerson DM,Naidu RK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dorsal root ganglion stimulation is an emerging therapy in the treatment of chronic pain. Compared with traditional spinal cord stimulation, it allows a discretely targeted stimulation profile and may act via differing mechanisms of action. Despite these advantages, little is known about the c...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Sivanesan E,Bicket MC,Cohen SP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00