European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of efficacy and safety of lateral-to-medial continuous transversus abdominis plane block with thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: A randomised, open-label feasibility study.
We recently described a lateral-to-medial approach for transversus abdominis plane (LM-TAP) block, which may permit preoperative initiation of the block. ⋯ not registered because registration was not mandatory at the time of starting the trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Ropivacaine 0.375 vs. 0.75% with prilocaine for intermediate cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy: A randomised trial.
Carotid endarterectomy is widely performed under regional anaesthesia. Ultrasound guidance is increasingly used in many regional anaesthetic procedures to improve safety and efficacy, and because it can reduce the amount of local anaesthetic required. Despite this, an ideal approach and dosing regimen for cervical plexus block remain elusive. ⋯ An ultrasound-guided intermediate block provides adequate anaesthesia for carotid thrombendarterectomy with a little need for supplementary local anaesthetic. Use of 0.375% ropivacaine provided similarly effective analgesia as 0.75%, but resulted in significantly lower plasma concentrations.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Urapidil versus nicardipine in preeclamptic toxaemia: A randomised feasibility study.