Effect of Epidural Block in the Incidence of Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Population-Based Matched-Cohort Study [PDF]
Background Incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) increases with age. Epidural block in patients with herpes zoster (HZ) is expected to decrease the risk of PHN.
Jong-Yeop Kim +4 more
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Background: Anesthetic management of patients with severe cardiac disease can be challenging during prolonged surgical procedures. Thus, alternative neuraxial anesthetic techniques have been described to avoid general anesthesia in these patients ...
Carlos R Almeida +3 more
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of pudendal nerve block as an alternative procedure to epidural analgesia for penile relaxation in male goats.
Mohammed Zayed +2 more
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Asymptomatic pneumomediastinum resulting from air in the epidural space -a case report- [PDF]
There are no reports regarding pneumomediastinum caused by thoracic epidural block complications. We believe that it is possible to experience an occurrence of pneumomediastinum caused by air in the epidural space after performing a thoracic epidural ...
Hyun Kyoung Lim +4 more
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Efficacy of a Novel Face-to-Face Lateral Position (Partha’s Technique) in Children to Aid Identification of Caudal Space during Single Dose Caudal Epidural Anaesthesia for Elective Infraumblical Surgeries- A Feasibility Study [PDF]
Introduction: A single dose of caudal epidural block accounts for 30-40% of paediatric regional anaesthesia. For infraumblical procedures, it is administered with or without general anaesthesia.
S Parthasarathy, S Kulandayan, R Surya
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Comparison between erector spinal plane block and epidural block techniques for postoperative analgesia in open cholecystectomies: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction and objectives: Blockade of the Erector Spinal Muscle (ESP Block) is a relatively new block, initially described for chronic thoracic pain analgesia, but it has already been described for anesthesia and analgesia in thoracic surgical ...
Thiago Mamoru Sakae +4 more
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Background Total knee replacement (TKR) is considered a prevailing cause of severe postoperative pain and discomfort among orthopedic surgeries, limiting postoperative ambulation that is important for regaining joint function.
Remon Nadhy Nassif Kalad +4 more
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Background This randomized, double-blind study was designed to compare between sequential combined spinal epidural anesthesia versus epidural volume extension in lower limb surgery as regards hemodynamics, sensory, and motor blocks.
Karim Youssef Kamal Hakim
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Pneumocephalus following fluoroscopy-guided lumbar epidural injection in elderly patients: two cases report and a review of Korean literatures - Two cases report - [PDF]
Background Pneumocephalus can originate from accidental dural puncture while performing epidural block using the loss-of-resistance (LOR) technique with an air-filled syringe.
Sun Kyung Park +4 more
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Background Epidural volume extension (EVE) via a combined spinal–epidural is the enhancement of a small-dose intrathecal block by an epidural injection of physiological saline solution. The aim of this study was to investigate the sensory and motor block
Ertaç Özeroğlu, Fulya Yilmaz
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