Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2000
Case ReportsRevision of a spinal column stimulator lead without lead replacement.
The objective of this case report is to describe a technique for percutaneous spinal column stimulator (SCS) revision without lead replacement. ⋯ SCS leads can be revised without placement of a new lead.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA prospective randomized double-blinded controlled study of ropivacaine 0.75% versus bupivacaine 0.5%-mepivacaine 2% for peribulbar anesthesia.
Ropivacaine 1% has recently been used in clinical trials for peribulbar anesthesia. This study aims to compare the safety and the efficacy of ropivacaine 0.75% with that of a 1:1 mixture of bupivacaine 0.5% and mepivacaine 2% for peribulbar anesthesia. ⋯ Peribulbar anesthesia with ropivacaine provided better ocular akinesia 8 to 10 minutes after block insertion than a bupivacaine-mepivacaine mixture, which reduced the need for top-up injections. Ropivacaine also caused less pain on injection.