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Patient Variability in Sciatic Nerve Branch Point Distance Using Ultrasound Guided Localization
(Austin Publishing Group, 7/1/2014)Background and Objectives: Improved ultrasound and needle technology make popliteal sciatic nerve blockade a popular anesthetic technique and imaging to localize the branch point of the common peroneal and posterior tibial ... -
Patient Variability in Sciatic Nerve Branch Point Distance Using Ultrasound Guided Localization
(Austin Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2014-07-01)Background and Objectives: Improved ultrasound and needle technology make popliteal sciatic nerve blockade a popular anesthetic technique and imaging to localize the branch point of the common peroneal and posterior ... -
Post-Operative Pain Scores and Level of Regional Anesthesia Expertise: Using Clinical Outcomes to Assess Procedural Proficiency
(Austin Publishing Group, 12/3/2014)Background and Objectives: Peripheral nerve blockade requires regional anesthesia skills that trainees learn in several formats. Technical proficiency has shifted from a quota to comprehensive procedural evaluation. ... -
Post-Operative Pain Scores and Level of Regional Anesthesia Expertise: Using Clinical Outcomes to Assess Procedural Proficiency
(Austin Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2014-12-03)Background and Objectives: Peripheral nerve blockade requires regional anesthesia skills that trainees learn in several formats. Technical proficiency has shifted from a quota to comprehensive procedural evaluation. ... -
Postoperative Analgesia Following Sciatic Nerve Blockade Administered by Nurse Anesthetists Supervised by Regional Anesthesia Faculty in an Academic Hospital
(Sciencedemain International, 8/23/2015)Introduction: Assessment of expertise in regional anesthesia techniques is traditionally based upon quota fulfillment of procedures during training. Validation of practitioner proficiency in performing procedures in surgical ... -
Postoperative Analgesia Following Sciatic Nerve Blockade Administered by Nurse Anesthetists Supervised by Regional Anesthesia Faculty in an Academic Hospital
(British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2015-08-23)Introduction: Assessment of expertise in regional anesthesia techniques is traditionally based upon quota fulfillment of procedures during training. Validation of practitioner proficiency in performing procedures in ... -
Postoperative sciatic and femoral or saphenous nerve blockade for lower extremity surgery in anesthetized adults
(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2015-12-01)Background: Guidelines warn of increased risks of injury when placing regional nerve blocks in the anesthetized adult but complications occurred in patients that received neither sedation nor local anesthetic. This restriction ... -
Prolonged Duration of Sciatic Nerve Blockade in the Elderly after Foot and Ankle Surgery
(the Science Fair Open Library, 9/24/2014)1.1 Background and Objectives: Perioperative morbidity related to anesthesia renders elderly patients vulnerable because age related factors affect medication effects, clearance and metabolism. Regional anesthesia within ... -
Prolonged Duration of Sciatic Nerve Blockade in the Elderly after Foot and Ankle Surgery
(International Archives of Clinical Anesthesia Research, 2014-09-24)1.1 Background and Objectives: Perioperative morbidity related to anesthesia renders elderly patients vulnerable because age related factors affect medication effects, clearance and metabolism. Regional anesthesia within ... -
Propofol infusion syndrome in a super morbidly obese patient (BMI = 75)
(Medknow Publications, 2011)Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but often fatal complication as a result of large doses of propofol infusion (4–5 mg/kg/hr) for a prolonged period (>48 h). It has been reported in both children and adults. ... -
Propofol infusion syndrome in a super morbidly obese patient (BMI = 75)
(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2011-01)Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but often fatal complication as a result of large doses of propofol infusion (4–5 mg/kg/hr) for a prolonged period (>48 h). It has been reported in both children and adults. Besides ... -
Psychological pain treatment in fibromyalgia syndrome: efficacy of operant behavioural and cognitive behavioural treatments
(2006)The present study focused on the evaluation of the effects of operant behavioural (OBT) and cognitive behavioural (CBT) treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). One hundred and twenty-five patients who fulfilled the ... -
A Rare Complication of Tracheal Intubation: Tongue Perforation
(Case Reports In Anesthesiology, 2012)Aim. To describe the subsequent treatment of airway trauma sustained during laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. Methods. A rare injury occurring during laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation that resulted in ... -
Regional Anesthesia in TraumaMedicine
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011)Regional anesthesia is an established method to provide analgesia for patients in the operating room and during the postoperative phase. While regional anesthesia offers unique advantages, as shown by the recent military ... -
Regional Anesthesia in TraumaMedicine
(Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2011-10-01)Regional anesthesia is an established method to provide analgesia for patients in the operating room and during the postoperative phase.While regional anesthesia offers unique advantages, as shown by the recent military ... -
Stand-alone regional anesthesia service increases nerve block procedural volume in an academic hospital
(European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2012-06)Background and Goal of Study: Successfully placing peripheral nerve blocks without delays in operating room turnover time is imperative. A successful regional anesthesia (RA) service requires faculty with advanced RA and ... -
Two Cases of Lower Extremity Compartment Syndrome after Posterior Urethroplasty
(International Journal of Anesthesiology & Research (IJAR), 2015-09-23)Acute lower extremity compartment syndrome following surgery in the lithotomy position is uncommon but is a surgical emergency causing irreversible damage if suspected and requires emergent decompressive fasciotomy. This ... -
Ultrasound Guided lateral Infra-trochanteric Sciatic Nerve Blockade for Proximal Tibial Surgery: A Novel Technique
(, 9/1/2011)Sciatic nerve blockade (SNB) can be performed at several point along its anatomic course. Proximal SNB techniques described include the classic Labat, sacral (Mansur), infragluteal (Raj), and anterior approches Distal SNB ... -
Ultrasound Guided Lateral Infra-trochanteric Sciatic Nerve Blockade for Proximal Tibial Surgery: A Novel Technique
(Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2011)The lateral infratrochanteric SNB provides anesthesia of the proximal tibial structures innervated by the sciatic nerve to the same degree as other proximal SNB techniques, therefore it is suitable for the anesthesia for ... -
Ultrasound Guided Trans-sartorial Continuous Saphenous Nerve Blockade: A Technique for Relief of Postoperative Medial Incisional Foot and Ankle Pain
(Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2011)Introduction:The saphenous nerve (SaN) innervates the region from the upper medial thigh to the medial aspect of the foot and ankle. A femoral nerve block (FNB) is effective for blockade of the SaN but this causes quadriceps ...