Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2015
The Second ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications Associated With Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: Executive Summary 2015.
Neurologic injury associated with regional anesthetic or pain medicine procedures is extremely rare. The Second American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications Associated With Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine focuses on those complications associated with mechanical, ischemic, or neurotoxic injury of the neuraxis or peripheral nervous system. As with the first advisory, this iteration does not focus on hemorrhagic or infectious complications or local anesthetic systemic toxicity, all of which are the subjects of separate practice advisories. The current advisory offers recommendations to aid in the understanding and potential limitation of rare neurologic complications that may arise during the practice of regional anesthesia and/or interventional pain medicine.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2015
Case ReportsA Novel Modified Retrocrural Approach for Celiac Plexus Block: The Single-Needle Retroaortic Technique.
For patients with pain from upper abdominal malignancies, celiac plexus neurolysis can provide an effective means of pain control. However, there are instances when traditionally described percutaneous approaches may not be technically feasible. ⋯ We present 4 cases of patients with pain from upper abdominal malignancies in whom we performed celiac plexus neurolysis using a novel single-needle retroaortic approach. All 4 patients had significant pain relief and no significant adverse effects from the retroaortic approach.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2015
The Ultrasound-Guided Retroclavicular Block: A Prospective Feasibility Study.
The aim of this feasibility study was to determine the success rate (sensory and surgical) of the novel retroclavicular block and to thoroughly describe the technique. In addition, needle tip and shaft visibility, needling time, procedural discomfort, motor block success rate, patient satisfaction at 48-hour follow-up, and complications were also recorded. ⋯ In this study, the novel retroclavicular block offered a quick, safe, and reliable alternative for distal arm block. Further studies, comparing this approach with the classic infraclavicular block, are required to validate its efficacy, safety, and reliability.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2015
Case ReportsPercutaneous Rupture of a Symptomatic Facet Joint Synovial Cyst Using 2-Needle Distention.
This case report calls attention to an alternative approach for management of a symptomatic facet joint synovial cyst. We describe a patient with a symptomatic facet joint synovial cyst who failed an attempted percutaneous rupture using a single-needle technique. This patient was subsequently successfully managed with percutaneous rupture using a 2-needle technique. ⋯ Percutaneous rupture of a symptomatic facet joint synovial cyst using a single-needle technique has been validated as an efficacious form of management. In a select group of patients who fail single-needle percutaneous rupture, a 2-needle approach for percutaneous facet cyst rupture may be considered as an option for management.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2015
Risk Factors for and Prediction of a Difficult Neuraxial Block: A Cohort Study of 73,579 Patients from the Danish Anaesthesia Database.
A difficult neuraxial block (DNB) may be associated with complications. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of DNB, assess patient-related and organizational factors associated with DNB, and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an accumulated risk score for predicting DNB. ⋯ Despite of strong statistical association between DNB and the tested risk factors, the low odds ratios and estimates of the diagnostic test indicate that the clinical impact using an accumulated risk sum score is limited.