Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
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Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]
Purpose Concern of anatomical anomalies and worsening neurologic symptoms has prevented widespread use of epidural catheters in patients with low level spina bifida (LLSB). We hypothesize that thoracic epidural placement in the T9-T10 interspace is safe
Cain, Mark P. +6 more
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To compare the outcomes of thoracic epidural block with thoracic paravertebral block for thoracotomy in pediatric patients. A prospective double-blind study.
Gamal Z El-Morsy +4 more
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. Introduction:. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful condition that occurs after herpes zoster skin lesions have subsided and that lasts for more than 1 month. PHN is usually difficult to treat.
Jin-Yan Dai, An-Lan Hong, Yan Wang
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A systematic review of therapeutic interventions to reduce acute and chronic post-surgical pain after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Perioperative neuropathic pain is under-recognized and often undertreated. Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy.
Ibarra M.M. +3 more
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of thoracic epidural and ultrasound-guided (USG) erector spinae plane block in pediatric thoracic surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eight patients undergoing elective thoracic surgeries –
N Vineela Reddy +4 more
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Comparison of spinal versus caudal epidural anesthesia in the management of patients undergoing ambulatory perianal surgery: Randomized, prospective study [PDF]
Objective: To compare levobupivacaine based caudal epidural anesthesia and spinal anesthesia in terms of Intraoperative hemodynamic changes and postoperative pain and patient comfort in subjects undergoing perianal surgery in outpatient setting. Material
Cigdem Bozkurt +4 more
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Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement. [PDF]
Epidural catheterization is routinely used by anaesthesiologists to provide labour and post-operative analgesia. In most cases, catheter placement is without serious side effects and uneventful.
Liu, Hong, Tumber, Sundeep S
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Cost analysis of the CTLB Study, a multitherapy antenatal education programme to reduce routine interventions in labour [PDF]
Objective: To assess whether the multitherapy antenatal education ‘CTLB’ (Complementary Therapies for Labour and Birth) Study programme leads to net cost savings.
Dahlen, Hannah G +5 more
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Background: Epidural anaesthesia is a useful anaesthetic technique with many applications ranging from analgesia with minimal motor block to dense anaesthesia with full motor block.
Ankita Atri, Ajay Gupta, Smriti Gulati
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