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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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.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
Influence of lumbar spine pathology on the incidence of paresthesia during spinal anesthesia.
Paresthesia occasionally occurs during dural puncture or injection of local anesthetic for spinal anesthesia. Although the incidence of neurologic complications after spinal anesthesia is extremely low, the significance of paresthesia is unknown. The influence of known lumbar spine pathology on the incidence of paresthesia during spinal anesthesia is studied. ⋯ This information suggests that the incidence of paresthesia during the conduct of spinal anesthesia is higher in patients with lumbar spine pathology. Although there were no neurologic complications, the sample size is too small to exclude an increase in the neurologic risk of spinal anesthesia in patients with known intraspinal pathology.