Practical considerations for performing regional anesthesia: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020 because of its rapid worldwide spread. In the operating room, as part of hospital outbreak response measures, anesthesiologists are required to have ...
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Anesthesia for cesarean delivery: general or regional anesthesia—a systematic review
Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background General anesthesia and regional anesthesia are the anesthetic techniques of choice for cesarean delivery. These anesthetic techniques have their effects on both the fetus and mother.
Mahadi Iddrisu, Zahid Hussain Khan
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Outcomes After Proximal Humerus Surgery: Does Regional Anesthesia Usage Matter? [PDF]
Journal of Hand Surgery Global OnlinePurpose: Regional anesthesia is commonly used for intraoperative pain control during proximal humerus fracture surgery. We hypothesized that patients undergoing proximal humerus fracture surgery who received regional anesthesia would have increased ...
Bill Young, BS, Amy L. Ladd, MD
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Benefits and Barriers to Increasing Regional Anesthesia in Resource-Limited Settings
Local and Regional Anesthesia, 2020 Lena Ebba Dohlman,1 Andrew Kwikiriza,2 Odinakachukwu Ehie3 1Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital ...
Dohlman LE, Kwikiriza A, Ehie O
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Clinical Implications of Anatomical Variations in Nerves and Adjacent Structures for Regional Anesthesia: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Pain and TherapyAnatomical variations in nerves are common and can significantly impact ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. They directly influence needle trajectory, local anesthetic spread, and block efficacy, contributing to procedural failure or complications ...
Yufeng Zhang +4 more
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Regional anesthesia for orthopedic procedures: What orthopedic surgeons need to know
World Journal of Orthopaedics, 2022 Regional anesthesia is an integral component of successful orthopedic surgery. Neuraxial anesthesia is commonly used for surgical anesthesia while peripheral nerve blocks are often used for postoperative analgesia.
I. Kamel, M. F. Ahmed, A. Sethi
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Analysis of emergency head computed tomography in critically ill oncological patients
Radiology and Oncology, 2021 Critically ill cancer patients have an increased risk of developing acute neurological signs. The study objective was to evaluate the use and the usefulness of emergency head computed tomography (EHCT) in this category of patients.
Pristavu Cristian +8 more
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Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 2022 Introduction Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) involves the acquisition and interpretation of ultrasound images to delineate sonoanatomy. This study explores the utility of a novel artificial intelligence (AI) device designed to assist in this
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 ObjectivePostoperative delirium (POD) starts in the recovery room and occurs up to 5 days after surgery. However, the POD guidelines issued by the European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA) suggest that the effect of regional anesthesia on POD is ...
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Association of trainee involvement in an acute pain service with postoperative opioid use in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Several hospitals have implemented a multidisciplinary Acute Pain Service (APS) to execute surgery-specific opioid sparing analgesic pathways.
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