Articles: nerve-block.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEffect of ilioinguinal nerve block on the catecholamine plasma levels in orchidopexy: comparison with caudal epidural block.
Both caudal epidural and ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks have been used to provide effective intra- and postoperative analgesia. Stress response hormone levels can be used as an objective method to assess the analgesic efficacy of the anaesthetic techniques used in infraumbilical surgery in children. In this study, we compared catecholamine blood levels in children undergoing these two different supplementary analgesic/anaesthetic techniques. ⋯ The result of this study revealed that caudal epidural block was more effective than ilioinguinal block in suppressing the stress response as reflected in epinephrine and norepinephrine blood levels in orchidopexy patients.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2002
Assessment of lower extremity nerve block: reprise of the Four P's acronym.
Successful performance of lower-extremity regional anesthesia includes sensory and/or motor block assessment of up to 4 major peripheral nerves. This brief report describes a methodology for the rapid evaluation of lower-extremity anesthesia before surgical incision. ⋯ Accurate assessment of lower-extremity regional anesthesia can be achieved rapidly using The Four Ps evaluation tool.
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Letter Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Sciatic nerve block and the improvement of femoral nerve block analgesia after total knee replacement.