Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Pain arising in the lumbar spine can have many etiologies, nearly 80% of which cannot be established with certainty. We present a very rare cause of back pain. ⋯ Hydatid cyst can be included in the differential diagnosis of lumbar back pain, especially in the endemic areas.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of intrathecal midazolam on postoperative analgesia when added to a bupivacaine-clonidine mixture.
Previous clinical and experimental studies have shown that a midazolam-clonidine mixture has a synergistic antinociceptive effect. This study evaluated the postoperative analgesic effect of adding midazolam to an intrathecal bupivacaine-clonidine mixture. ⋯ Addition of midazolam to an intrathecal B-C mixture does not potentiate postoperative analgesia but prolongs the motor blockade.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2006
Letter Case ReportsPneumoretroperitoneum as a consequence of fascia iliaca block.