Efficacy of perineural versus intravenous dexamethasone in prolonging the duration of analgesia when administered with peripheral nerve blocks: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022 Background Perineural dexamethasone has been regarded as a promising adjunct for prolonging the duration of nerve blocks. However, it is uncertain whether its effects are due to local effects on the nerves or from systemic absorption.
Elizabeth Sein Jieh Tan +2 more
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SBA 2020: Regional anesthesia guideline for using anticoagulants update [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2020 The development of protocols to prevent perioperative Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and the introduction of increasingly potent antithrombotic drugs have resulted in concerns of increased risk of neuraxial bleeding.
Neuber Martins Fonseca +4 more
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Dexmedetomidine versus Midazolam as Local Anesthetic Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Upper-Limb Vascular Surgeries: A Comparative Study [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023 Background: The supraclavicular nerve block is a useful alternative to general anesthesia for upper limb surgery. Previous research investigated the effect of adjuvant, but its role in the context of a reduced volume of a local anaesthetic drug under ...
Ahmed Youssef +3 more
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Comparison of Intravenous Regional Anesthesia with Single-Cuff Forearm Tourniquet and Hematoma Block and Traditional Method in Patients with Distal Radius Fractures; A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2020 Objective: To investigate the effect of intravenous regional anesthesia with single-cuff forearm tourniquet and hematoma block on intraoperative and postoperative pain intensity of patients with distal radial bone fracture.
Arash Farbood +7 more
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Erector Spinae Plane Block and Chronic Pain: An Updated Review and Possible Future Directions
Biology, 2023 Chronic pain is a common, pervasive, and often disabling medical condition that affects millions of people worldwide. According to the Global Burden of Disease survey, painful chronic conditions are causing the largest numbers of years lived with ...
Alessandro De Cassai +11 more
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On local anesthetic action of some dimethylacetamide compounds [PDF]
Research Results in Pharmacology, 2018 The study aim was to explore local anesthetic properties of some tertiary and quaternary derivatives of dimethylacetamide. Materials and methods.
Andrei Novikov +9 more
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Single-shot regional anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Different regional anesthesia (RA) techniques have been used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), but there is no consensus on their comparative effectiveness.
Alessandro De Cassai +13 more
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A case of spinal nerve neurotoxicity with ropivacaine after combined spinal and epidural anesthesia
JA Clinical Reports, 2021 Background Neurotoxicity caused by a local anesthetic after regional anesthesia is a rare but serious problem for anesthesiologists. It is difficult to diagnose neurotoxicity from anesthetics because of the large number of possible diagnoses.
Tsukasa Shimauchi +2 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2022 Background In abdominal surgery, ultrasound-guided anterior quadratus lumborum blocks (QLB) are performed to induce analgesia. However, no study reported suitable volumes of the anterior QLB for the different postoperative analgesia regions.
Liang Shao +8 more
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Continuous peripheral nerve blocks compared to thoracic epidurals or multimodal analgesia for midline laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNBs) have been investigated to control pain for abdominal surgery via midline laparotomy while avoiding the adverse events of opioid or epidural analgesia.
Jonathan G. Bailey +5 more
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