Articles: nerve-block.
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A Doppler ultrasound bloodflow detector was used to localize the third division of the subclavian artery, rendering the supraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus safer and highly successful.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Aug 1978
Continuous lumbar plexus block--analgesia for femoral neck fractures.
In a series of 21 patients with fractures of the neck of the femur, continuous lumbar plexus block provided effective pain relief in 17 cases. The technique for continuous lumbar plexus block is described. The technique has advantages over conventional methods of analgesia.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jun 1978
Neonatal circumcision and penile dorsal nerve block--a painless procedure.
Circumcision is the only surgical procedure, excluding cord-clamping and cutting, which is routinely performed on normal, healthy newborn infants, usually during the first two or three days of life. Apparently no analgesic technique has been described nor suggested in association with neonatal circumcision. This is the first description of a technique of penile dorsal nerve block in neonatal circumcision. In 52 instances using 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine (Xylocaine) and a 1.2 cm number 27 gauge needle PDNB was successfully and safely introduced with consistent elimination of pain, rendering NC a painless surgical procedure.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Value of hyaluronidase in ocular surgical akinesia.
In a study of 27 cases of surgery for cataract extraction, mepivacaine 2% with hyaluronidase was found to shorten the induction times of facial nerve and retrobulbar blocks when compared to injections of mepivacaine 2% alone. The mean induction time of facial nerve blocks with hyaluronidase was 1.3 +/- 0.4 minutes. ⋯ The median induction time with hyaluronidase was three minutes, whereas that without hyaluronidase was ten minutes. However, the use of hyaluronidase did not significantly (.25 less than P less than .50) alter the success rate of retrobulbar blocks.