abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Certain factors, such as intervertebral disc herniation, previous spinal surgery, and osteoarthritis may cause problems during the midline epidural procedure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the placement of the needle tip in an alternative paramedian approach in a cadaver, and ra...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Boon JM,Prinsloo E,Raath RP

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：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 AND OBJECTIVES:This prospective, randomized, and multicentered study was undertaken to evaluate the success rate of coracoid infraclavicular nerve block performed with a nerve stimulator when either 1 or 3 motor responses were sought. METHODS:Eighty patients who presented for elbow, forearm, or wrist surger...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Gaertner E,Estebe JP,Zamfir A,Cuby C,Macaire P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:After peripheral inflammatory stimuli, spinal cord cyclooyxgenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA and protein levels increase, whereas COX-1 is unchanged. In animal models of inflammatory pain, intrathecal COX-2 selective inhibitors suppress hyperalgesia. However, the role of spinal COX-2 inhibition in postope...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Kroin JS,Buvanendran A,McCarthy RJ,Hemmati H,Tuman KJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 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: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: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：: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 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We present 2 case reports that illustrate that chronic intrathecal (IT) baclofen administration may be efficacious in treating patients with long-standing complex regional pain syndrome, type I (CRPS I) who have failed treatment with multiple drugs and procedures. CASE REPORTS:Both cases pres...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Zuniga RE,Perera S,Abram SE

更新日期：2002-01-01 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: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:Adenosine is an endogenous compound that may have analgesic effects. Results from clinical trials are not consistent, however, and there is a need for large-scale, randomized, placebo-controlled studies to clarify the role of adenosine in the treatment of pain states, including acute nocicepti...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Dirks J,Petersen KL,Rowbotham MC,Dahl JB

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Epinephrine, 25 microg and 200 microg, has been found to prolong the duration of intrathecal labor analgesia when added to an opioid. In our hospital we use the standard epidural mixture, prepared by the pharmacist, containing epinephrine 1:800,000; i.e., 1.25 microg/mL for both spinal and epi...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Vercauteren MP,Jacobs S,Jacquemyn Y,Adriaensen HA

更新日期：2001-09-01 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: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 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：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：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：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:Mexiletine is an oral sodium channel antagonist that has been reported to be effective in a variety of neuropathic pain syndromes. However, recent reports question the efficacy of oral mexiletine in neuropathic pain. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of oral mexiletine on...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Wallace MS,Magnuson S,Ridgeway B

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered IQB-9302 (C18H26N2O.HCl) and bupivacaine in the dog. METHODS:Twelve adult female Beagle dogs were used. Each animal received 3 concentrations (0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75%) of either IQB-...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Gómez de Segura IA,Vazquez I,De Miguel E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) is an effective and well-established anesthetic technique for shoulder surgery. Using nerve stimulation as an aid in block placement, a motor response (twitch) in the biceps or a more distal upper limb muscle has been recommended to indicate accurat...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Silverstein WB,Saiyed MU,Brown AR

更新日期：2000-07-01 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 OBJECTIVE:Calciphylaxis is a painful complication of end-stage renal disease and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Calcification most commonly affects skin and soft tissue of the lower extremities resulting in excruciatingly painful skin ulcers. Treatment involves correction of hypercalcemia and hyperphosph...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Green JA,Green CR,Minott SD

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists has opposed postpartum tubal ligation (PPTL) in patients whose pregnancies have been complicated by a medical condition, including hypertension. A prospective study was conducted to assess the appropriateness of spinal anesthesia for PPTL i...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Suelto MD,Vincent RD Jr,Larmon JE,Norman PF,Werhan CF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Ropivacaine is a potent local anesthetic that, experimentally at low concentrations, produces an effective block of pain conducting nerve fibers. Therefore, it was hypothesized that 0.1% and 0.2% ropivacaine would provide clinically adequate postoperative analgesia in continuous axillary plexu...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Salonen MH,Haasio J,Bachmann M,Xu M,Rosenberg PH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This prospective, randomized, double-blind study compares the efficacy of two spinal needles in terms of their performance characteristics and associated perioperative complaints in young patients. METHODS:ASA I and II patients aged from 20 to 40 years undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： De Andrés J,Valia JC,Errando C,Rico G,Lopez-Alarcon MD

更新日期：1999-11-01 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 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:Prior to this investigation, there was no approach to compare both the potency of local anesthetics and their time course of action in a reproducible nociceptive system in humans. We tested whether the vascularly isolated vein segment is appropriate for such an approach. METHODS:In six health...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Holthusen H,Lipfert P,Klement W

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Anesthesiologists are increasingly utilizing the Internet for personal and professional purposes. Without guidance, the task of searching the Internet for information may be time-consuming and frustrating. This article includes a basic introduction to the Internet with suggestions and guidelin...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Smith MP,Tetzlaff JE,Sheplock GJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 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: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:Morphine may elicit potent antinociceptive effects by binding and activating peripheral opioid receptors. However, the results in clinical studies have varied. We examined the postoperative analgesic effects of incisional morphine in patients undergoing lumpectomies and axillary node dissectio...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Yarussi A,Sands R,Edge S,Lema MJ,de Leon-Casasola OA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We describe a new therapeutic modality for sacroiliac joint syndrome that represents an alternative to other treatment modalities. We report on four cases of sacroiliac joint syndrome with severe pain. METHODS:Three patients had undergone operative treatment of the lumbar spine and one patien...

journal_title：Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

authors： Srejic U,Calvillo O,Kabakibou K

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：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: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