Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialUltrasound-Guided Single-Penetration Dual-Injection Block for Leg and Foot Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study.
A single-penetration dual-injection block of the sciatic and saphenous nerves was faster to perform but equally effective as traditional techniques.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialThe Effect of Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia on Early Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Pain.
Intraoperative nitrous oxide use does not improve post-operative analgesia or reduce opioid consumption.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2014
Novel Use of Noninvasive High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonography for Intercostal Nerve Neurolysis in a Swine Model.
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a noninvasive thermal ablation technique. High-intensity focused ultrasound has been used in small-animal models to lesion neural tissue selectively. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of HIFU in a large-animal model for ablation of nerves similar in size to human nerves. ⋯ High-intensity focused ultrasound may be used as a noninvasive neurolytic technique in swine. High-intensity focused ultrasound may have potential as a neuroablation technique for patients with chronic and cancer pain.