Articles: nerve-block.
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Local and regional analgesia, achieved by injecting a local anesthetic into tissues, or in proximity to certain parts of the peripheral nervous system, or into the epidural/subarachnoid space, to relieve pain has been used widely for many years. While nerve blocks no longer have the preeminent role as the pain management in cancer patients, they will remain useful tools in managing pain and increasing 'quality of life' of the cancer patients, only if they properly applied. The purpose of this chapter is to present an updated version of the regional analgesia in cancer pain management.
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Describe early discharge of patients treated with continuous perineural analgesia after orthopaedic surgery. ⋯ Continuous, post-operative, perineural analgesia at home is safe and effective, less expensive with high patient satisfaction.
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Oral Surg Oral Med O · Sep 2001
Clinical significance of the length of the pterygopalatine fissure in dental anesthesia.
This study determined the average length of the pterygopalatine fissure by using human cadavers. Recommendations are made to improve the success of maxillary nerve block injections. ⋯ Depth of penetration with a needle that is longer than that normally available is necessary to predictably ensure a successful maxillary nerve block.