Articles: nerve-block.
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J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. · Aug 1984
A modified auriculotemporal nerve block for regional anesthesia of the temporomandibular joint.
A technique for producing regional auriculotemporal nerve analgesia is described. Undesirable side effects have been minimized by avoiding facial nerve branches and blood vessels, and injection at the site of the nerve trunk.
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The management of a broken short 30-gauge hypodermic needle after an inferior alveolar dental nerve block in a 3-year-old child is discussed. Because of the possibility of the needle migrating toward vital structures, and because of the psychologic and medicolegal implications that could arise, we believed that the needle should be immediately removed with surgical procedures.
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Regional-Anaesthesie · Jul 1984
[Electrical nerve localization and catheter technic. A safe method for brachial plexus anesthesia].
A technique for sub-axillary blockade of the brachial plexus by means of a special catheter set is presented. A plastic self-retaining cannula is placed within the vasomotor nerve sheath, using the advantages of electric nerve stimulation. In our opinion the decisive advantages of this procedure lie in the fact that the user is not dependent on the cooperation of the patient and anatomical orientation takes place on the basis of clear and objective criteria through the muscle contractions induced in this way. ⋯ This method makes subsequent injections into the vasomotor nerve sheath through repeated puncture unnecessary. The catheter technique makes it possible to operate on the upper extremity using regional anaesthesia, whose effects can be prolonged beyond those of long-acting anaesthetics. The possibility of incomplete blockade resulting from individual variations in the amounts of local anaesthetics needed, is excluded and the anaesthetist can, if necessary, carry out pre- and post-operative pain therapy.