Aǧrı : Ağrı (Algoloji) Derneği'nin Yayın organıdır = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[The role of magnesium in preventing postoperative hyperalgesia].
Intraoperative remifentanil administration results in acute opioid tolerance that is manifested by increased postoperative pain, opioid requirement and specifically periincisional hyperalgesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of magnesium in preventing remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia. ⋯ Magnesium administered preemptively reduced remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia.
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Case Reports
Alcohol neurolysis of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve for recurrent meralgia paresthetica.
Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment mononeuropathy of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which results in localized area of paresthesia and numbness on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. We describe the use of alcohol neurolysis of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in a 74-year-old female who presented with paresthesia over antero-lateral aspect of her left thigh, which was consistent with meralgia paresthetica. ⋯ The patient experienced prolonged pain relief at 6-month follow-up, with return of ability to ambulate and perform daily activity. Alcohol neurolysis of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is safe, effective and able to provide sustained pain relief for recurrent meralgia paresthetica.
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This study looks into the efficacy and safety of the transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injection (TLESI) applied to patients with radiculopathy due to lumbar disk herniation. ⋯ It was seen that TLESI was an efficient and safe method in the short and medium term.
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Case Reports
[A commonly seen cause of abdominal pain: abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome].
Although abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is accepted as a rare condition, it is a syndrome that should be diagnosed more commonly when the clinical signs cannot explain the cause of abdominal pain. Abdominal pain is commonly considered by physicians to be based on intra-abdominal causes. ⋯ Actually, a common cause of abdominal wall pain is nerve entrapment on the lateral edge of the rectus abdominis muscle. In this paper, we would like to share information about the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who, prior to presenting to us, had applied to different clinics for chronic abdominal pain and had undergone many tests and consultations; abdominal surgery was eventually decided.
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Controlled Clinical Trial
[Comparison of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine with epidural technique for labor analgesia].
The labor pain is one of the most severe pains that a woman could ever be suffered. Today, many medical and psychological methods are used in an effort to reduce labor pain.Epidural analgesia is the best current method used for the purposes of obstetric analgesia. ⋯ In conclusion, with the usage of 0.125% bupivacaine or 0.125% levobupivacaine, sufficient labor analgesia is achieved with patient controlled epidural analgesia method at the same side effect frequency. Consequently, both local analgesic medicines are seemed to be safely used in labor analgesia.