Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2024
Analgesic effectiveness of methoxyflurane inhaler during genicular nerve block in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
Up to 30% of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) have evidence of sensitization, with a similar proportion experiencing severe pain during procedures. Most patients with KOA are elderly and often develop side effects from intravenous sedation. Our study investigated the effectiveness of a methoxyflurane inhaler combined with local anesthesia in reducing procedural pain from genicular nerve block compared with local anesthesia alone. ⋯ A methoxyflurane inhaler combined with local anesthesia provided better procedural pain control than local anesthesia alone with no observable differences in adverse effects. Future studies evaluating the impact of a methoxyflurane inhaler on different types of painful procedures are warranted.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2024
Criteria for continuous neuraxial analgesia associated with reduced mortality in patients undergoing thoracotomy.
Both thoracic epidural analgesia and thoracic paravertebral analgesia are effective techniques to control pain and minimize the stress response following thoracic surgery. We hypothesized that continuous neuraxial techniques may be associated with a decrease in the incidence of postoperative mortality after thoracotomy. Additionally, we aimed to identify subgroup populations that may benefit more from neuraxial anesthesia. ⋯ Neuraxial analgesic techniques are associated with reductions in postoperative mortality after open thoracic surgery in selected patients.