Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2014
Multicenter StudyAsleep Versus Awake: Does It Matter?: Pediatric Regional Block Complications by Patient State: A Report From the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network.
Performing regional anesthetic blocks in children under general anesthesia is as safe as in sedated or awake children.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudySubparaneural Versus Circumferential Extraneural Injection at the Bifurcation Level in Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Blocks: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study.
Subparaneural injection for popliteal sciatic nerve block shows faster onset and longer duration than circumferential extraneural injection.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2014
Clinical Accuracy and Safety Using the SynchroMed II Intrathecal Drug Infusion Pump.
We evaluated the infusion accuracy and device-related safety of implantable drug infusion pumps in subjects with chronic pain or severe spasticity. ⋯ The pump accurately delivered intrathecal medication in the clinical setting of this study. Adverse events were similar in nature and severity to those described in the product labeling and literature.