Effect of Scalp Block on Postoperative Pain Relief in Craniotomy Patients [PDF]
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2006 The efficacy of scalp nerve block using 0.5% bupivacaine with adrenaline for postoperative pain relief in craniotomy patients was evaluated in 40 ASA I or II adult patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy. A standard general anaesthesia technique was followed. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group B received 0.5% bupivacaine with 1:
V K Khosla
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Occipital Nerve Block for Surgery on the Posterior Scalp
Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013 Patients that present with scalp lesions within the distribution of cranial and spinal nerves may benefit considerably from regional nerve blocks, in this case, an occipital nerve in combination with spinal anesthesia for lower extremity anesthesia. Such blocks can be used additionally as a source of postoperative pain relief.
Saad Mohammad +4 more
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Anesth Essays Res, 2018 The application of the skull-pin head-holder, used to stabilize the head during neurosurgical procedures, produces an intense nociceptive stimulus and results in abrupt increases in blood pressure and cerebral blood flow under general anesthesia.
Nagappa S, Kalappa S, Sridhara RB.
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2016 Background and Aims: Scalp blocks combined with general anaesthesia reduce pin and incision response, along with providing stable perioperative haemodynamics and analgesia. Clonidine has proved to be a valuable additive in infiltrative blocks. We studied
Anjana Sagar Wajekar +3 more
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Scalp block for brain abscess drainage in a patient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2014 We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with diagnosed but uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot presented to us for brain abscess drainage. The child was managed successfully with scalp block with sedation.
Sethi S, Kapil S.
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Evaluation of the Effect of Scalp Nerve Block on Bispectral Index Values During Skull Pinning; Prospective Observational Study [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Scalp nerve block (SNB) is hypothesized to attenuate the physiological response to skull pinning more effectively than local anesthetic (LA) infiltration.
Halide Hande Şahinkaya +4 more
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Opioid consumption after levobupivacaine scalp nerve block for craniosynostosis surgery
Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, 2014 Craniosynostosis surgery is considered a very painful procedure due to extended scalp and periosteal detachment, and is associated with prolonged postoperative consumption of opioids and their side effects. In this observational descriptive case series study, we investigated perioperative opioid consumption in children undergoing craniosynostosis ...
Gilda F Pardey Bracho
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Calvarial Pyramid Presenting as Occult Metastasis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Journal of CytologyFollicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is a malignant follicular cell-derived neoplasm with prominent hematogenous spread. Metastases may be the presenting symptom; however, scalp metastasis is uncommon.
Neha Bhardwaj +4 more
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Iatrogenic Occipital Neuralgia After Scalp Epidermoid Cyst Excision: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case ReportsBackground: Occipital neuralgia is a relatively frequent but often intractable headache disorder typically arising from trauma or nerve entrapment.
Gao Chen, Cheng-Ta Han
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Posterior scalp block with bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine for pain management in posterior fossa surgeries: a prospective, double blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Pain Management, Girish Menon, Arjun Balakrishnan
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