Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa (popliteal nerve block, PNB) is an anaesthetic technique well-suited for operations below the knee. However, difficulty with positioning the patient in the prone position often precludes the classical, posterior approach to the block. In this report, an alternative approach to PNB that can easily be performed with a patient in the supine position is described. ⋯ The supine approach to PNB allows the use of the block in patients that cannot be positioned in the prone position. Flexion of the leg at the knee greatly facilitates identification of the anatomical landmarks. When combined with a block of the femoral or saphenous nerve, this technique provides excellent anaesthesia for patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Oral clonidine reduces postoperative PCA morphine requirements.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of perioperative oral clonidine on postoperative analgesia and PCA morphine requirements in adult patients after major orthopaedic knee surgery. ⋯ Oral clonidine is a useful component to postoperative balanced analgesia as it decreases PCA morphine requirements and decreases the incidence of nausea and vomiting.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Dorsal penile nerve block in children undergoing circumcision in a day-care surgery.
Circumcision is performed under general anaesthesia (GA) with dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) as an analgesic technique for postoperative pain. The purpose of this study was to compare DPNB as the sole anaesthetic procedure vs GA and DPNB for circumcision in children as an outpatient procedure. ⋯ These data confirm that DPNB has advantages over GA + DPNB for paediatric circumcision in day-care surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Wound infiltration with lidocaine prolongs postoperative analgesia after haemorrhoidectomy with spinal anaesthesia.
There are few clinical data examining whether sensitization of peripheral nerves contributes to postoperative pain when the entry of noxious impulses to the central nervous system is blocked. We hypothesized that wound infiltration with lidocaine would provide better postoperative analgesia than with normal saline following haemorrhoidectomy with spinal blockade. ⋯ Preoperative lidocaine infiltration to the surgical area provided prolonged postoperative analgesia in patients receiving haemorrhoidectomy with spinal anaesthesia.
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This case describes the management of a 19-yr-old wheelchair bound primigravida with severe muscular dystrophy who presented for Caesarean section after spontaneous rupture of membranes. Anaesthesia was influenced by several features of her systemic disease which were impediments to both neuraxial and general anaesthesia. ⋯ This case illustrates the use of epidural anaesthesia in the successful management of a severely compromised patient with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy undergoing elective Caesarean section.