Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialA comparison between EMLA cream application versus lidocaine infiltration for postoperative analgesia after inguinal herniotomy in children.
EMLA cream (eutectic mixture of local anesthetics) has been shown to penetrate intact skin and provide analgesia of superficial layers. There are no studies on the effects of topical application of EMLA cream for postoperative pain relief after inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ Topical application of EMLA (5%) provides postoperative analgesia comparable to infiltration with 1% lidocaine after inguinal hernia repair in children.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2009
Letter Case ReportsTransversus abdominis plane block for neuropathic pain.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialKetamine as an adjuvant in lidocaine intravenous regional anesthesia: a randomized, double-blind, systemic control trial.
Ketamine delays and minimizes intraoperative tourniquet pain when added to lidocaine-based intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). It is unclear if adding ketamine to the IVRA injectate is more efficacious compared with systemic administration. This study compares intraoperative tourniquet pain, postoperative analgesia, and side effects of systemic versus IVRA ketamine during outpatient hand surgery. ⋯ In comparison to systemic administration, there is no selective benefit to adding ketamine to the IVRA injectate.