Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1998
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialComparison of double-hole and single-hole pencil-point needles for spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine.
The use of thin single-hole pencil-point (SHPP) spinal needles may be a reason for subarachnoid maldistribution of local anesthetic. A new double-hole pencil-point (DHPP) needle may be preferable because of a theoretic more uniform initial distribution of local anesthetic. ⋯ There was no difference between the spread of analgesia using either SHPP or DHPP spinal needles. The DHPP needles appear to be vulnerable to tip damage from mechanical contact.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1998
The practice of peripheral nerve blocks in the United States: a national survey [p2e comments].
A nationwide survey was conducted in order to describe practice patterns surrounding the use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs). ⋯ Although this survey indicates that regional anesthesia is frequently practiced in the United States, PNBs and particularly PNBs of the lower extremities remain underutilized.