Articles: nerve-block.
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Southern medical journal · Jan 2004
Changes in transcutaneous carbon dioxide, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate after interscalene block.
We used transcutaneous (TC) carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring to prospectively evaluate changes in respiratory status after interscalene anesthesia in 45 adults (40 successful and 5 unsuccessful blocks). ⋯ After interscalene blockade, we found an increase in respiratory rate and hypercarbia that resulted in no clinically significant effect.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Dec 2003
Review[Peripheral nerve block for surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia of the legs].
Even though peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) on the lower limb offer advantages over neuroaxial blockades and general anesthesia, their use has not been fully established. The infrequency with which PNBs are used may be due to inadequate learning, the need to make several injections, the time until onset of block, or anesthesiologists' and surgeons' lack of familiarity with the benefits of regional blocks. Interest seems to have increased in recent years, as numerous publications have focused on lower limb PNBs for surgery and postoperative analgesia. Our aim was to review the main approaches used and the indications for each.