Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe effects of arm position on central spread of local anesthetics and on quality of the block with axillary brachial plexus block.
Spread of local anesthetic solution in axillary brachial plexus block is thought to be influenced by the position of the arm and the use of compression maneuvers. We investigated how these two factors affected central local anesthetic spread and block quality. ⋯ The central spread of local anesthetics is facilitated by injection without abduction of the arm but not by the use of compression at the injection site. This, however, did not alter the quality of the block.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialIntravenous administration of caffeine sodium benzoate for postdural puncture headache.
In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of prophylactic administration of intravenous caffeine sodium benzoate for postdural puncture headaches (PDPH) on patients administered spinal anesthesia. ⋯ Intravenous caffeine sodium benzoate administration during spinal anesthesia is a simple and safe way to minimize PDPH.