Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1993
Comparative StudyPlasma alcohol concentrations after celiac plexus block in gastric and pancreatic cancer.
The objective of this study was to compare the plasma alcohol concentrations after celiac plexus block in different types of cancer. The authors studied the consecutive changes of plasma alcohol concentrations after celiac plexus block in a gastric cancer group (group 1, n = 6) and a pancreatic cancer group (group 2, n = 5). ⋯ Plasma alcohol concentrations after celiac plexus block showed different patterns according to the site of cancer and the type of operation performed.
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1993
Continuous spinal anesthesia: mechanical and technical problems of catheter placement.
Although continuous spinal anesthesia with microcatheters has a number of advantages, there are also some drawbacks: technical problems in advancing the catheter, the possibility of traumatizing neural structures, the development of cauda equina syndrome, and maldistribution of the local anesthetic. ⋯ To take advantage of continuous spinal anesthesia, a meticulous technique is required.