A Cross-sectional Study to Determine the Relationship between Various Anthropometric Indices and Depth of Spinal Needle Insertion in Indian Patients undergoing Elective Surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia [PDF]
Introduction: The estimation of Depth from Skin to Subarachnoid Space (DSS) may be helpful in selecting the appropriate length of the spinal needle before insertion and decrease the chances of accidental dural puncture.
Anish H Dave +3 more
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Recurrent post‐partum seizures after epidural blood patch [PDF]
There are many causes for headaches after childbirth. Even though postdural puncture headache (PDPH) has to be considered in a woman with a history of difficult epidural anaesthesia, pre‐eclampsia should always be excluded as an important differential ...
Lyrer, P. +4 more
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Pneumocephalus Following an Accidental Dural Puncture, Treated Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Neuraxial techniques, including epidural anaesthesia, are often used for perioperative pain control and are generally safe. However, both transient, mild and even severe, life-threatening neurologic complications can occur.
Marino, Flávio +3 more
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Inadvertent Epidural Injection of Cefazolin in a Dog
ABSTRACT Objective To report a case of inadvertent epidural injection of cefazolin in a dog. Case Summary A 5‐year‐old neutered male mixed‐breed dog weighing 37.2 kg was presented to The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center's emergency room after the inadvertent epidural administration of cefazolin.
Jessie Warhoe, Jiwoong Her, Turi Aarnes
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Pathogenetical significance of porencephalic lesions associated with intracerebral inoculation of sheep with the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent [PDF]
Decreased rates of transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) to sheep have been attributed to some polymorphisms of the prion protein (PrP) and to a ‘species barrier’ on interspecies experiments.
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Remote Pancreatic Response to Severe Polytrauma Correlates With Clinical Outcome
ABSTRACT Background Acute pancreatic injury can result from blunt or sharp force trauma, often leading to serious complications. While direct pancreatic trauma is associated with high rates of infection, organ failure, and mortality, little is known about the pancreas as a potential secondary target and remote trauma organ and thereby as a booster of ...
Rebecca Halbgebauer +17 more
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Postpartum cortical venous thrombosis: An unusual presentation of postdural puncture headache
Headache is a common occurrence during pregnancy. A postural headache is invariably considered to be a postdural puncture headache in patients who receive neuraxial anesthesia with or without obvious or incidental dural puncture.
Opal Raj, Madhumani Rupasinghe
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Spinal cystic echinococcosis - a systematic analysis and review of the literature : part 2. treatment, follow-up and outcome [PDF]
Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal ...
Blum, Johannes +4 more
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Transient 7‐hour coma following a sacrococcygeal epidural with ropivacaine in a cat
Abstract A 2‐year‐old cat was anaesthetised for pelvic fracture repair. Premedication included methadone 0.2 mg/kg and medetomidine 5 µg/kg intravenously (IV). Anaesthesia was induced with ketamine 2 mg/kg and propofol 1 mg/kg IV and maintained with isoflurane.
Morgane Gavet +4 more
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Context: Frequent use of labor epidural has also led to a corresponding increase in failed epidural analgesia (FEA). Aims: This study aims to identify the overall rate of FEA and evaluate its association with trainee anesthesiologist at different years ...
Samina Ismail +3 more
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