Articles: nerve-block.
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Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao · Jan 2003
[Treatment of 48 cases of frozen shoulder with manual therapy under brachial plexus anesthesia through a retained tube].
Manual therapy was adopted for treatment of 48 patients with frozen shoulder, under brachial plexus block through a tube that was not withdrawn until 1 to 2 weeks after the initiation of the treatment course. Satisfactory results were achieved in most of the patients after the treatment, indicating the safety and feasibility of brachial plexus block for pain relief through long-term retention of the tube.
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To survey American anesthesiology residency program directors to determine the availability and extent of training in peripheral nerve block techniques. ⋯ Specific peripheral nerve block rotations are not always included in anesthesiology residents' curriculum. In addition, residents in programs with a specific nerve block rotation are exposed to a greater number of peripheral nerve block techniques than those who do not have such a rotation included in their curriculum.
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This review will bring to the reader's attention recent developments in the literature regarding regional anesthesia in the outpatient setting, and allow the reader to evaluate whether these developments are appropriate for inclusion in clinical practice. ⋯ Recent publications suggest additional ways to add regional anesthesia techniques to outpatient surgical practice, particularly with the promise of extensive postoperative pain relief for the ambulatory surgery patient.
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Many treatment options are available for the management of cancer pain including drugs, local excision, radiation, brachytherapy, and nerve blocks. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation has been used to treat painful neurologic and bone lesions and thus could potentially be used to treat cancer pain in other sites. Two superficial subcutaneous metastatic nodules were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. The patient received significant pain relief and improved quality of life.