Articles: nerve-block.
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Surg Gynecol Obstet · Aug 1991
Continuous intercostal nerve block for postoperative analgesia after surgical treatment of the upper part of the abdomen.
Continuous intercostal nerve block can be used effectively for pain relief after abdominal operations. We have developed a greatly simplified technique instituted by the surgeon at operation using bupivacaine hydrochloride (Marcain, ASTRA). ⋯ In addition, no postoperative pulmonary complications or adverse reactions to bupivacaine hydrochloride or the procedure were encountered. This method proved to be a success in postoperative pain relief and we highly recommend that it be used routinely.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Aug 1991
The lumbosacral epidural block: a modified Taylor approach for abdominal urologic surgery in children.
We describe the lumbosacral epidural approach in 97 children undergoing abdominal urologic surgical procedures. Due to the rudimentary spinous process of the first sacral vertebra and the less prominent sacral angle, an appropriate upward inclination of the Tuohy needle in the midline is always possible in infants and small children. A catheter was easily inserted in every case and the technique was shown to be useful and safe for providing adequate intraoperative and postoperative pain control.
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Anesteziol Reanimatol · Jul 1991
[The perineural administration of opiates during regional conduction block of nerve trunks and plexuses].
The effect of perineural administration of narcotic analgesics on the efficacy of nerve trunk and plexus blockade has been studied in 290 patients with traumas and surgical diseases. It has been established that combined administration of a local anesthetic and narcotic analgesic into a brachial fascia and sciatic nerve ensures a more even, adequate and durable analgesia during and after surgery on the upper and lower extremities. Similarly, the results of paravertebral analgesia after abdominal surgery are improved. It is also concluded that thermographic registration of infrared irradiation intensity in a "pain" dermatome zone gives an objective information on the efficacy and duration of postoperative analgesia.