Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPostoperative pain following knee arthroscopy: the effects of intra-articular ketorolac and/or morphine.
Morphine and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) have been found to be effective in relieving postoperative pain. The goal of this study was to determine whether ketorolac alone or in combination with morphine provides superior pain relief following arthroscopy performed with local anesthesia (LA). ⋯ The combination of 3 mg morphine plus 30 mg ketorolac provided significantly better analgesia than either placebo alone or morphine alone. This result could be a synergistic effect.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPreoperative intra-articular morphine and bupivacaine for pain control after outpatient arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether intra-articular injection of bupivacaine, morphine, or a combination prior to surgery provided pain control after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. ⋯ Presurgical injection of a solution of 0.25 % bupivacaine, morphine, and epinephrine provided pain control and decreased opioid use in the PACU. Increasing the morphine dose did not improve the clinical result.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe peripheral analgesic effect of tramadol in reducing propofol injection pain: a comparison with lidocaine.
Tramadol and metoclopramide have a local anesthetic effect similar to lidocaine following intradermal injection. When metoclopramide was retained in the venous system for 1 minute, it was found to be as effective as lidocaine in reducing propofol injection pain. Using this metoclopramide model, the effects of tramadol in reducing pain on propofol injection was investigated. ⋯ Using -minute retention in veins, both tramadol and lidocaine significantly reduced propofol injection pain. A local anesthetic activity is postulated.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 1999
Case ReportsAxillary block complicated by hematoma and radial nerve injury.
Hematoma is typically cited as one mechanism of nerve injury following axillary block. However, documented cases of this are lacking. ⋯ Hematoma complicating axillary block may result in nerve dysfunction.