Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2009
Early anesthetic preconditioning in mixed cortical neuronal-glial cell cultures subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation: the role of adenosine triphosphate dependent potassium channels and reactive oxygen species in sevoflurane-induced neuroprotection.
The purpose of the present study, on mixed cortical neuronal-glial cell cultures subjected to transient oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) was: i) to compare the neuroprotection afforded by sevoflurane added either before (preconditioning) or during (direct neuroprotection) the OGD and ii) to explore the possible involvement of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the mechanism of the early preconditioning effect of sevoflurane. ⋯ Early sevoflurane preconditioning induced a threshold-dependent protection of mixed cortical neuronal-glial cell cultures against OGD by mechanisms that seem to involve opening KATP channels, thereby leading to generation of ROS.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2009
Lidocaine injection into the rat dorsal root ganglion causes neuroinflammation.
Injury of a spinal nerve or dorsal root ganglion (DRG) during selective spinal nerve blocks is a potentially serious complication that has not been adequately investigated. Our hypothesis was that local anesthetic injection into these structures may result in an inflammatory response and hyperalgesia. ⋯ Lidocaine injection into the DRG may produce hyperalgesia, possibly due to activation of resident satellite glial cells. In a clinical setting, local anesthetic injection into the DRG should be avoided during selective spinal nerve blocks.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2009
An absorbable local anesthetic matrix provides several days of functional sciatic nerve blockade.
Functional blockade of peripheral nerves is the primary objective of local anesthesia, and it is often desirable to have a persistent blockade, sustained throughout and beyond a surgical procedure. Current local anesthetics give effective analgesia for <8-12 h after a single bolus injection. We report on an implantable, controlled-release drug delivery system intended for use in bone and consisting of a Food and Drug Administration-approved matrix containing lidocaine that is capable of local delivery for several days. ⋯ Xybrex is an absorbable, controlled-release drug delivery system that provides several days of analgesia for rat peripheral nerves without apparent significant local neurotoxicity or systemic toxicity.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2009
Clinical TrialUltrasound-guided obturator nerve block: a sonoanatomic study of a new methodologic approach.
Obturator nerve block is one of the most technically challenging regional anesthesia techniques. Recently, the characteristics of the nerve have been described using ultrasound. However, clinical application of proximal ultrasound-guided obturator nerve block on patients has not been reported. In this study, we used ultrasound to describe the anatomical localization of the obturator nerve and its two branches in cadavers, volunteers, and also patients. ⋯ Landmarks defined in this clinical trial can be used in patients for obturator nerve block with ultrasound guidance.