The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]
, 2017 The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F +9 more
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Perioperative Anesthetic Management in Term Pregnant Women with Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension
Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación, 2021 Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a disease with low incidence in the pregnant woman, although it brings about high mortality once presented.
Sergio Felipe Dávila Cabrera +4 more
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PLoS ONEIntroductionThoracic surgery is associated with an 8-10% incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Introduction of minimally invasive Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) aimed to reduce pain related and pulmonary complications ...
Priyanka Singla +7 more
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Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2009 JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O bloqueio de plexo braquial é técnica anestésica utilizada para procedimentos em membros superiores. O plexo braquial é território potencial para absorção de anestésicos locais.
José Ricardo Pinotti Pedro +4 more
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Erector spinae plane block for different surgeries: A case series
Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is an interfascial plane block where a local anesthetic is injected below the erector spinae muscle. It is supposed to work at the origin of spinal nerves based on cadaveric and contrast study.
Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi +3 more
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HTX-011 reduced pain intensity and opioid consumption versus bupivacaine HCl in bunionectomy: phase III results from the randomized EPOCH 1 study. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a need for local anesthetics that provide consistent analgesia through 72 hours after surgery. This study evaluates the use of HTX-011 (bupivacaine and meloxicam in Biochronomerpolymer technology), an extended-release,
Gimbel, Joseph S. +4 more
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Carotid endarterectomy in conscious patient [PDF]
, 2006 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate morbidity and mortality of carotid endarterectomy performed under regional cervical block, taking into account duration of surgery, use of shunt, conversion to general anesthesia, surgical complications, stay of patients inthe ...
Cunha, Cláudio Ribeiro Da +7 more
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The free energy of biomembrane and nerve excitation and the role of anesthetics
, 2018 In the electromechanical theory of nerve stimulation, the nerve impulse consists of a traveling region of solid membrane in a liquid environment. Therefore, the free energy necessary to stimulate a pulse is directly related to the free energy difference ...
Heimburg, Thomas +3 more
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The Novel Use of Different Bupivacaine Preparations with Combined Regional Techniques for Postoperative Pain Management in Non‐Opioid Based Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy [PDF]
, 2016 Opioids are important for surgical pain control but may not be appropriate for patients with narcotic abuse histories or opioid intolerance. We describe a laparoscopic bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy performed without perioperative or postoperative ...
Eppstein, Andrew C., Sakamoto, Bryan
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Single injection thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) for breast surgery in morbidly obese patient
Asian Journal of Oncology, 2017 Morbidly obese (MO) patients with associated restrictive airway disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and coronary artery disease pose challenge to an anesthesiologist.
Anita Kulkarni +2 more
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