Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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This narrative review summarizes the evidence derived from randomized controlled trials pertaining to the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). ⋯ Published RCTs can only provide limited evidence to formulate recommendations for treatment of CRPS. In this review, no study was excluded based on factors such as sample size justification, statistical power, blinding, definition of intervention allocation, or clinical outcomes. Thus, evidence derived from "weaker" trials may be overemphasized. Further well-designed RCTs are warranted.
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The objective of this survey was to explore Canadian anesthesiology residents' educational experience with high-fidelity simulation and to improve understanding of the factors perceived to have either a positive or a negative effect on residents' learning. ⋯ Anesthesiology residents indicate that simulation-based education is an anxiety provoking experience, but value its role in promoting safe practice and enhancing one's ability to deal with emergency situations. Suggestions to improve simulation training include increasing residents' access, adopting a more student-centred approach to learning, and creating a safer learning environment.
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Case Reports
Ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block: a correlation with fluoroscopic and cadaveric findings.
Previous work on the ultrasound-guided injection technique and the sonoanatomy of the suprascapular region relevant to the suprascapular nerve (SSN) block suggested that the ultrasound scan showed the presence of the suprascapular notch and transverse ligament. The intended target of the ultrasound-guided injection was the notch. The objective of this case report and the subsequent cadaver dissection findings is to reassess the interpretation of the ultrasound images when locating structures for SSN block. ⋯ Our fluoroscopic and cadaver dissection findings both suggest that the ultrasound image of the SSN block shown by the well-described technique is actually targeting the nerve on the floor of the suprascapular spine between the suprascapular and spinoglenoid notches rather than the suprascapular notch itself. The structure previously identified as the transverse ligament is actually the fascia layer of the supraspinatus muscle.
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To determine the effect of adjunctive epidural local anesthetic and opioid infusion on disease recurrence following radical prostatectomy for adenocarcinoma under general anesthesia. ⋯ No difference was observed between the epidural and control groups in disease-free survival at a median follow-up time of 4.5 years. There is a need for large randomized controlled trials to determine the ability of epidural analgesia to alter disease recurrence rates following radical prostatectomy.