Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
Letter Case Reports Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialIntrathecal ropivacaine in cancer pain.
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Epidural catheters are seldom difficult to remove from patients. In fact, a review of the literature demonstrates only a few cases pertaining to epidurals and the unusual complication of catheter entrapment. ⋯ This case report involves an uncomplicated obstetric patient who had an epidural placed for labor and in whom multiple attempts were needed to remove the catheter.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
Infraclavicular brachial plexus block effects on respiratory function and extent of the block.
Axillary block is devoid of severe respiratory complications. However, incomplete anesthesia of the upper limb is the main disadvantage of the technique. Theoretically, the more proximal infraclavicular approach would produce a more extensive block without the risk of pneumothorax. However, neither its effects on respiratory function nor a detailed characterization of the extent of neural block has been assessed. The goal of this study was to evaluate the possible changes in respiratory function and also the extent of the block after infraclavicular block. ⋯ Infraclavicular block does not produce a reduction in respiratory function.