The Role of Dexmedetomidine as an Additive to Intravenous Regional Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. [PDF]
Background: Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA) is a reliable and cost-effective anesthetic method for minor surgical procedures to the extremities. Limitations of this block include tourniquet discomfort, short duration of anesthesia, and absence of ...
Karmaniolou I, Staikou C, Surda P.
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Intravenous Regional Anesthesia Using a Forearm Tourniquet: A Safe and Effective Technique for Outpatient Hand Procedures. [PDF]
Background: Bier block provides anesthesia of an entire extremity distal to the tourniquet without necessitating direct injection at the surgical site.
Vaughn N, Rajan N, Darowish M.
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Regional Anesthesia in Trauma Medicine [PDF]
Regional anesthesia is an established method to provide analgesia for patients in the operating room and during the postoperative phase. While regional anesthesia offers unique advantages, as shown by the recent military experience, it is not commonly ...
Janice J. Wu+2 more
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The analgesic efficacy of intravenous regional anesthesia with a forearm versus conventional upper arm tourniquet: a systematic review. [PDF]
BackgroundThe main objective of this review is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the existing evidence related to the analgesic efficacy with the use of conventional, upper arm intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) as compared to a ...
Dekoninck V+7 more
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Comparative evaluation of different types of anesthesia in surgical treatment of children with congenital defects [PDF]
In pediatric anesthesiology in surgical interventions various methods of combined anesthesia with a combination of inhalation, regional, and intravenous anesthesia are used.
О.О. Vlasov
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Tourniquet Deflation Prior to 20 Minutes in Upper Extremity Intravenous Regional Anesthesia. [PDF]
Background: Bier blocks, or intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA), are a method of anesthesia for upper extremity surgeries. This study reports our experience with tourniquet deflation prior to 20 minutes with upper extremity IVRA.
Gurich RW+4 more
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Comparison of Magnesium Sulfate and Tramadol as an Adjuvant to Intravenous Regional Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Surgeries. [PDF]
Background Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA) is a simple efficient method for providing regional anesthesia of the limbs. However, it has some limitations such as lack of postoperative analgesia.
Sahmeddini MA+5 more
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Tourniquet pain is one of the major obstacles for intravenous regional anesthesia. We aimed to compare tramadol and lornoxicam used in intravenous regional anesthesia as regards their effects on the quality of anesthesia ...
Hande Çelik+4 more
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Simple Arm Tourniquet as an Adjunct to Double-Cuff Tourniquet in Intravenous Regional Anesthesia. [PDF]
Background: Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA) is a well-known technique for producing analgesia during surgical procedures in the extremities. However, the rapid onset of pain following the deflation of a double-cuff tourniquet during IVRA is a ...
Jafarian AA+4 more
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Comparison of the effects of acetaminophen to ketorolac when added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia [PDF]
BackgroundThis study was done to evaluate the effect on pain relief when acetaminophen was added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA).MethodsSixty patients undergoing hand or forearm surgery received IVRA were assigned to three groups:
Myoung Jin Ko+10 more
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