Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2006
Letter Case ReportsPneumoretroperitoneum as a consequence of fascia iliaca block.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2006
Comparative StudyHealth-related quality of life in sacroiliac syndrome: a comparison to lumbosacral radiculopathy.
This study attempts to assess the intensity and quality of pain and health-related quality of life in patients with sacroiliac syndrome and to compare those constructs to patients with lumbar radiculopathy. ⋯ The results of this study suggest the following: (1) no true difference exists in the health-related quality of life or pain scores/descriptors between patients with SI syndrome or lumbar radiculopathy, or (2) the presence of comorbid spinal conditions confounds the ability of the SF-36 to detect disparities in health-related quality of life among differing etiologies of low-back pain, despite the use of rigorous diagnostic criteria, and/or (3) other factors besides the diagnostic categories of low-back pain (e.g., functional capability, psychological stress) may be primary determinants of health-related quality of life. To our knowledge, no other study has attempted to use the SF-36 to detect differences in health-related quality of life among patients with different spinal diagnoses.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyIs there any need for expanding the perineural space before catheter placement in continuous femoral nerve blocks?
There is debate regarding the benefit of perineural space expansion before catheter placement in continuous femoral nerve block. This question is addressed in this prospective, comparative, and randomized study. ⋯ Expansion of the perineural space with D5W is useful for catheter placement in continuous femoral nerve block.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of preoperative epidural morphine administration on desflurane requirements during gynecologic surgery.
The goal of this study is to examine the influence of epidural morphine on the end-tidal desflurane concentration titrated to maintain the bispectal index (BIS) values between 40 and 60 during gynecologic surgery. ⋯ Preoperative administration of epidural morphine does not reduce desflurane requirements in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery.