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2010/2

Reduced l.a dose with US-guided interscalene block may reduce risk of hemidiaphragmatic paresis 

 
  Ultrasound-guided low-dose interscalene brachial plexus block reduces
the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis.
W. Urmey
USA
 

S. Renes et al
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine  2009, 34, 498

 
  AND  
  Hemidiaphragmatic Paresis Can Be Avoided in Ultrasound-Guided
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
W. Urmey
USA
 

S. Renes et al
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2009, 34, 595

 

2010/2

Ultrasound alone inadequate in every fourth axillary plexus block 

 
 

Assessment of topographic brachial plexus nerves variations at the
axilla using ultrasonography

Z. J. Koscielniak-Nielsen
Denmark
 

J.L. Christophe et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009, 103, 606-612

 

2010/2

Does pethidine (meperidine) have a role as an adjuvant in perineural blocks? 

 
  Perineural meperidine blocks nerve conduction in a dose-related manner:
a randomized double-blind study
R.Stienstra
The Netherlands
 

E. Öztürk et al.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 53, 2009, 783

 

2010/2

Use of ultrasound could be cost-effective 

 
  Comparison of economical aspects of interscalene brachial plexus
blockade and general anaesthesia for arthroscopic shoulder surgery
M. Mulroy
USA
 

C. Gonano et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009, 103, 428-433

 

2010/2

Peripheral nerve blocks may have added advantage in knee surgery

 
  Effect of a continuous peripheral nerve block on the inflammatory
response in knee arthroplasty.
C. Stein
Germany
 

H. Bagry et al.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008, 33, 17

 

2010/2

Several falls with femoral catheters after TKR- bad news for use in ambulatory surgery

 
  Femoral nerve block for total knee replacement — A word of caution P. Narchi
France
 

M. Kandasamia et al.
The Knee 2009, 16, 98

 

2010/2 Hypertension- a new and unexpected risk factor for peripheral nerve injury   
  Perioperative peripheral nerve injuries: a retrospective study of
380,680 cases during a 10-year period at a single institution.
A. Borgeat
Switzerland
 

MB Welch et al.
Anesthesiology. 2009 , 111, 490-7

 

2009/9 Should we recommend subtenon block in children ?  
 

Subtenon Block Compared to Intravenous Fentanyl
for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Cataract Surgery.

C. Kumar
UK
 

Ghai B. et al
Anesthesia Analgesia 2009; 108(4): 1132-38

 

2009/9 If you thought ultrasound vs neurostimulation debate was over --think again!   
  A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Ultrasound
and  Neurostimulation as Needle End Points
for Interscalene Catheter Placement
w. urmey
USA
 

Fredrickson J.M. et al
Anesth Analg 2009; 108:1695-1700

 

2009/9 Tunneling perineural catheters seems to be a good idea    
 

Bacterial Colonization After Tunneling in 402 Perineural Catheters:
A Prospective Study

A. Borgeat
Switzerland
 

Compère V. Et al
Anesth Analg  2009;108:1326-30

 

2009/9 How dangerous is intraneural needle placement?   
 

Structural injury to the human sciatic nerve
after intraneural needle insertion

W. Harrop-Griffiths
UK
 

Sala-Blanch X. et al
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2009; 34: 201-5

 

2009/9 Nerve stimulation thresholds of  0.2mA or lower mean intraneural needle placement   
 

Extraneural versus intraneural stimulation tresholds
during ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block.

Z. J. Koscielniak-Nielsen
Denmark
 

Bigeleisen P. et al.
Anesthesiology 2009, 110: 1235-43.

 

2009/4 Lumbar plexus infusions at least as good as epidural following major knee surgery  
 

Epidural vs. lumbar plexus infusions following total knee
arthroplasty: randomized controlled trial.

P. Narchi
France
 

Campbell A. et al
Eur.J. Anaesthesiology 2008;25:502-7

 

2009/4 US makes anterior approach to sciatic block
as easy as the posterior one
 
  Ultrasound-guided anterior approach to sciatic nerve block:
a comparison with the posterior approach.
p. Marhofer
Austria
 

Ota J. et al
Anesth Analg 2009;108:660-5

 

2009/4 US for retrobulbar block - too early to say  
  Real-time visualization of ultrasound-guided retrobulbar blockade:
an imaging study.
C. Kumar
UK
 

Luyet C. et al
Br J. Anaesth 2008;101(6):855-9

 

2009/4 US improves block efficacy but the jury
is still out on complication reduction
 
  Ultrasound guidance compared with electrical neurostimulation
for peripheral nerve block: a systematic review and meta-analysis
of randomized controlled trials.
A. Borgeat
Switzerland
 

Abrahams M. S. et al
Br. J Anaesth 2009;102(3):408-17

 

2009/2 Perineural blocks at home - effective yes but are we ready
to use them routinely?
 
  Ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks decrease time
to discharge readiness after tricompartment total knee arthroplasty:
a randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled study.
A. Borgeat
Switzerland
 

Ilfeld B. M. et al.
Anesthesiology 2008. 108(4): 703-13.

 

2009/2 Perineural catheters for postoperative analgesia at home are also feasible in children but patient(and parent) selection are crucial  
  Continuous peripheral nerve block for postoperative pain control at home: a prospective feasibility study in children. P. Narchi
France
 

Ludot H.et al.
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008. 33(1): 52-6.

 

2009/2

How dangerous are eyeblocks and peripheral nerve blocks?

 
  Complications associated with eye blocks and peripheral nerve blocks:
an american society of anesthesiologists closed claims analysis  
A. van Zundert
The Netherlands
 

Lee L. A. et al.  
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008. 33(5): 416-22.

 

2009/2 How good is the emerging technique of high volume local anaesthetic infiltration for managing pain after major joint surgery?  
  High-volume infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty:
a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
W. Harrop-Griffiths
UK
 

Andersen L. O. et al.
Acta Anaesthesiol 2008. Scand 52(10): 1331-5.

 

2009/2

Perineural or intraarticular local anaesthetics
for postoperative analgesia - which is better?

 
  Perioperative interscalene block versus intra-articular injection
of local anesthetics for postoperative analgesia in shoulder surgery.
J. Raeder
Norway
 

Beaudet V. et al.
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008. 33(2): 134-8.

 

 
 
     
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