Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
ReviewCommentary: neurotoxicity of local anesthetics--an issue or a scapegoat?
To evaluate the etiologies of cauda equina syndrome (CES) and transient radicular irritation (TRI) or transient neurologic symptoms (TNSs) following hyperbaric spinal anesthesia. ⋯ Cauda equina syndrome is, in all probability, explainable. Further investigation to pinpoint the etiology of TRI (TNSs) is needed.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialLocal anesthetic effect of tramadol, metoclopramide, and lidocaine following intradermal injection.
We observed clinically that tramadol and metoclopramide appear to have local anesthetic action. Tramadol is a central-acting analgesic. Metoclopramide is a commonly used antiemetic. The local anesthetic effect of tramadol in reducing propofol injection pain has never been mentioned, although it was speculated with metoclopramide. ⋯ Intradermal tramadol or metoclopramide can produce local anesthetic effect.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 1998
Biography Historical ArticleCarl Ludwig Schleich and the introduction of infiltration anesthesia into clinical practice.