Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Clinical Trial
The anterior combined approach via a single skin injection site allows lower limb anesthesia in supine patients.
Lower limb anesthesia (LLA) requires the combination of, at least, three-in-one and sciatic nerve (SCN) blocks. Anterior approaches are easier to perform with minimal discomfort in supine patients, specially for traumatology. Feasibility of a single needle entry combined approach is reported. ⋯ The anterior combined approach via a single needle entry represents a technically easy and reliable technique to perform LLA in the supine patient.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Prophylactic i.v. metaraminol during spinal anesthesia for elective Cesarean delivery.
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Case Reports
Postdural puncture headache in a parturient with sickle cell disease: use of an epidural colloid patch.
To report the injection of a colloid in the epidural space as an alternative to an epidural blood patch in a woman with sickle cell disease. ⋯ Data concerning the safety of epidural blood patches in patients with sickle cell disease are lacking. Injection of colloids in the epidural space could be an alternative.
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To report a non-fatal case of intraoperative venous air embolism (VAE) during an awake craniotomy. VAE presented with unusual clinical features. ⋯ This case illustrates a VAE during an awake craniotomy and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis in the management.