Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialPostoperative Analgesic Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block on Unipolar Sternocleidomastoid Release With Myectomy in Pediatric Patients With Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.
Unipolar sternocleidomastoid release with myectomy (USRM) for correction of congenital muscular torticollis in pediatric patients produces moderate to severe postoperative pain. The objective of this trial was to examine the effect of ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block on postoperative pain after USRM. ⋯ This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02651311.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyPectoral I Block Does Not Improve Postoperative Analgesia After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Dual-Centered Controlled Trial.
General anesthesia for breast surgery may be supplemented by using a regional anesthetic technique. We evaluated the efficacy of the first pectoral nerve block (Pecs I) in treating postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery. ⋯ This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT01670448.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyPerineural Low-Dose Dexamethasone Prolongs Interscalene Block Analgesia With Bupivacaine Compared With Systemic Dexamethasone: A Randomized Trial.
Perineural dexamethasone and intravenous (IV) dexamethasone have been shown to prolong peripheral nerve block duration. The effects of perineural and IV dexamethasone have only been compared at doses of 4 mg or greater. This triple-blind, randomized trial examined the effect of 1 mg IV versus perineural dexamethasone on interscalene block (ISB) analgesia duration. ⋯ This study was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT02506660.