Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Jul 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe effect of spinal versus general anesthesia on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery.
Attempts to reduce central sensitization after tissue injury have led to the concept of preemptive analgesia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of spinal versus general anesthesia on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery. ⋯ Postoperative pain after lower abdominal surgery can be significantly decreased if the surgery is performed with use of SA.
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Regional anesthesia · Jul 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialFemoral nerve block. Single injection versus continuous infusion for total knee arthroplasty.
This study was conducted to ascertain whether there is any advantage to the continuous-infusion femoral 3-in-1 nerve block over the single-injection femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty. ⋯ We were unable to confirm improvements in analgesia provided by continuous-infusion femoral 3-in-1 nerve block for total knee arthroplasty except in the recovery room.
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Regional anesthesia · Jul 1996
Case ReportsSuccessful use of epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache following lumbar sympathetic block.
A 21-year-old man was scheduled for a diagnostic lumbar sympathetic block for reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the right lower extremity. ⋯ Postdural puncture headache resulting from leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through a punctured dural sleeve may be successfully treated with an epidural blood patch should more conservative treatments fail.