Nerve Block

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 2-octyl cyanoacrylate glue for the fixation of continuous peripheral nerve catheters. 
  • A comparison of 0.5% bupivacaine, 0.5% ropivacaine, and 0.75% ropivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block. 
  • A new continuous catheter delivery system. 
  • A new teaching model for resident training in regional anesthesia. 
  • A peripheral nerve stimulator for nerve location controlled by the scrubbed anaesthetist. 
  • A practical guide to commonly performed ultrasound-guided peripheral-nerve blocks. 
  • A teaching model for training in regional anesthesia--or in peripheral nerve blockade? 
  • Adult template circumcision: a prospective, randomized, patient-blinded, comparative study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a novel circumcision device. 
  • Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: an initial investigation. 
  • Ambulatory continuous perineural infusion: are we ready? 
  • Ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve blocks to treat postamputation phantom limb pain: a multicenter, randomized, quadruple-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial. 
  • Ambulatory discharge after long-acting peripheral nerve blockade: 2382 blocks with ropivacaine. 
  • Ambulatory surgery for multi-ligament knee reconstruction with continuous dual catheter peripheral nerve blockade. 
  • Ambulatory surgery with long acting regional anesthesia. 
  • Ambulatory surgical management of breast carcinoma using paravertebral block. 
  • An electrocardiograph artifact caused by peripheral nerve stimulation during an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block. 
  • Anesthesia for fish envenomation. 
  • Anesthetizing the phantom: peripheral nerve stimulation of a nonexistent extremity. 
  • Anxiety, vocalization, and agitation following peripheral nerve block with ropivacaine. 
  • Assessing phantom limb sensations... and the library? 
  • Beyond the hospital: continuous peripheral nerve blocks at home. 
  • Blocks in anesthetized patients. 
  • CT-guided lumbar nerve root injections: are we using the correct radiation dose settings? 
  • Caudal Blocks and Hypospadias Repair Complications-Much Ado about Nothing or the Real Deal? 
  • Central nervous system toxicity following the administration of levobupivacaine for lumbar plexus block: A report of two cases. 
  • Changes in Brain Resting-state Functional Connectivity Associated with Peripheral Nerve Block: A Pilot Study. 
  • Characterization of concentration- and use-dependent effects of quinidine from conduction delay and declining conduction velocity in canine Purkinje fibers. 
  • Chronic headache resulting from postoperative supraorbital neuralgia. 
  • Combined lumbar-plexus and sciatic-nerve blocks: an analysis of plasma ropivacaine concentrations. 
  • Comparison of local anesthetic infusion pump bupivacaine versus transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block liposomal bupivacaine for pain management after bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator free flap reconstruction. 
  • Comparison of perineural catheter fixation methods: a volunteer study. 
  • Conduction block and continuous motor unit activity in chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathy. 
  • Continuous adductor canal blockade facilitates increased home discharge and decreased opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Continuous intercostal versus paravertebral blockade for multiple fractured ribs. 
  • Continuous interscalene brachial plexus blockade provides good analgesia at home after major shoulder surgery-report of four cases. 
  • Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery. 
  • Continuous peripheral nerve block for ambulatory surgery. 
  • Continuous peripheral nerve block for battlefield anesthesia and evacuation. 
  • Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: fewer excuses. 
  • Contralateral local anesthetic spread from an outpatient interscalene catheter. 
  • Current devices used for the monitoring of injection pressure during peripheral nerve blocks. 
  • Cyberknife targeting the pterygopalatine ganglion for the treatment of chronic cluster headaches. 
  • Decreasing the Incidence of Tuohy-Borst Clamp Connector Disconnections From Perineural Catheters: A Quality Improvement Study. 
  • Diabetes mellitus, independent of body mass index, is associated with a "higher success" rate for supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks. 
  • Diaphragm-Sparing Nerve Blocks for Shoulder Surgery: An Alternative Approach. 
  • Difficult insertion of interscalene brachial plexus catheter. 
  • Does a positive response to spermatic cord block predict response to microdenervation of the spermatic cord for chronic scrotal content pain? 
  • EEG changes during awake carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Effect of needle size on success of transarterial axillary block. 
  • Effects of acetyl strophanthidin on duration of atrial fibrillation in the neurally-intact and blockaded dog. 
  • Efficacy of single-dose, multilevel paravertebral nerve blockade for analgesia after thoracoscopic procedures. 
  • Eight years and already a classic: marking the rise of ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for chest wall surgery. 
  • Electromyographic assessment of ulnar nerve motor block induced by lidocaine. 
  • Enoxaparin associated with psoas hematoma and lumbar plexopathy after lumbar plexus block. 
  • Essentials of Our Current Understanding: Abdominal Wall Blocks. 
  • Evaluation of failed and high blocks associated with spinal anesthesia for Cesarean delivery following inadequate labour epidural: a retrospective cohort study. 
  • Evaluation of practice patterns of chemodenervation for anal fissure of the ASCRS young surgeons. 
  • Evoked motor response of the sartorius muscle and femoral nerve blockade. 
  • Extremely prolonged unilateral block (20 hours) with spinal ropivacaine used for cervical cerclage placement. 
  • Fascia Iliaca Blockade With the Addition of Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Plain Bupivacaine for Perioperative Pain Management During Hip Arthroscopy: A Double-Blinded Prospective Randomized Control Trial. 
  • Fascia iliaca blockade with the addition of liposomal bupivacaine vs. plain bupivacaine for perioperative pain management following hip arthroscopy. 
  • Fascia lliaca block for analgesia after hip arthroplasty: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 
  • Fatal pulmonary fat embolism in the early postoperative period. 
  • Femoral artery block (FAB) attenuates thigh tourniquet-induced hypertension: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 
  • Flexor digitorum plane block: A novel approach to median and ulnar nerve blockade. 
  • Hand Sanitizer as an Alternative to Ultrasound Transmission Gel. 
  • High-dose versus low-dose local anaesthetic for transversus abdominis plane block post-Caesarean delivery analgesia: a meta-analysis. 
  • How central is central poststroke pain? The role of afferent input in poststroke neuropathic pain: a prospective, open-label pilot study. 
  • Identification of coracoid process for infraclavicular blocks. 
  • Iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal peripheral nerve block for post-Cesarean delivery analgesia decreases morphine use but not opioid-related side effects. 
  • Immediate Effects of a Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block on Postamputation Phantom and Residual Limb Pain: Secondary Outcomes From a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. 
  • Increased body mass index and ASA physical status IV are risk factors for block failure in ambulatory surgery - an analysis of 9,342 blocks. 
  • Influence of obesity on surgical regional anesthesia in the ambulatory setting: an analysis of 9,038 blocks. 
  • Injection pressure monitoring: no more excuses. 
  • Interscalene anesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy in a community-sized military hospital. 
  • Interscalene brachial plexus block with a continuous catheter insertion system and a disposable infusion pump. 
  • Interscalene brachial plexus block with continuous intraarticular infusion of ropivacaine. 
  • Intraneural injection and peripheral nerve injury. 
  • Intraneural injection with low-current stimulation during popliteal sciatic nerve block. 
  • It is 3 a.m....do you know where your catheter tip is? 
  • Kilohertz frequency nerve block enhances anti-inflammatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation. 
  • Kilohertz waveforms optimized to produce closed-state Na+ channel inactivation eliminate onset response in nerve conduction block. 
  • Knotted peripheral nerve catheter. 
  • Large A-fiber activity is required for microglial proliferation and p38 MAPK activation in the spinal cord: different effects of resiniferatoxin and bupivacaine on spinal microglial changes after spared nerve injury. 
  • Levobupivacaine versus racemic bupivacaine for extradural anesthesia for cesarean delivery. 
  • Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream Compared With Injected Lidocaine for Vulvar Biopsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Continuous Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Local and nerve block techniques for analgesia after shoulder surgery. 
  • Low interscalene block provides reliable anesthesia for surgery at or about the elbow. 
  • Lower limb blocks following general anaesthesia. 
  • Lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block for knee arthroplasty: comparison of ropivacaine and bupivacaine. 
  • Lumbar plexus block using high-pressure injection leads to contralateral and epidural spread. 
  • Major ambulatory surgery with continuous regional anesthesia and a disposable infusion pump. 
  • Management of peripheral nerve block catheters at home. 
  • Mechanisms of substance P-induced contraction of rabbit airway smooth muscle. 
  • Minimum effective dose of spinal ropivacaine with and without fentanyl for postpartum tubal ligation. 
  • Monitoring during peripheral nerve blockade. 
  • Muscle atrophy following nerve block therapy. 
  • Nerve block induction rooms--physical plant setup, monitoring equipment, block cart, and resuscitation cart. 
  • Nerve conduction blockade in the sciatic nerve prevents but does not reverse the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in spinal microglia in the rat spared nerve injury model. 
  • Neuromuscular blocking properties of suxamethonium and decamethonium in normal and myasthenic rat muscle. 
  • New developments in the treatment of acute pain after thoracic surgery. 
  • Non-monotonic kilohertz frequency neural block thresholds arise from amplitude- and frequency-dependent charge imbalance. 
  • Opening injection pressure consistently detects needle-nerve contact during ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block. 
  • Optimizing non-opioid pain control after implant-based breast reconstruction: a review of the literature and proposed pain control algorithm. 
  • Outcomes after paravertebral blocks. 
  • Paediatric regional anaesthesia--what makes a difference? 
  • Pain Control in Breast Surgery: Survey of Current Practice and Recommendations for Optimizing Management-American Society of Breast Surgeons Opioid/Pain Control Workgroup. 
  • Paravertebral Block for Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. 
  • Paravertebral block anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Paravertebral block: the first procedure with "no contraindications" … really? 
  • Paravertebral catheter study leaves questions unanswered. 
  • Paravertebral somatic nerve block compared with peripheral nerve blocks for outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy. 
  • Paravertebral somatic nerve block for outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy: an expanded case report of 22 patients. 
  • Paravertebral somatic nerve blocks for breast surgery in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. 
  • Partial Wrist Denervation: The Evidence Behind a Small Fix for Big Problems. 
  • Passive transfer of human myasthenia gravis to rats: 1. Electrophysiology of the developing neuromuscular block. 
  • Pediatric axillary block with conscious sedation. 
  • Pediatric regional anesthesia: beyond the caudal. 
  • Peripartum management of dual antiplatelet therapy and neuraxial labor analgesia after bare metal stent insertion for acute myocardial infarction. 
  • Peripheral nerve block techniques for ambulatory surgery. 
  • Peripheral nerve blockade with long-acting local anesthetics: a survey of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. 
  • Peripheral nerve blocks and continuous catheter techniques. 
  • Peripheral nerve blocks in the management of postoperative pain: challenges and opportunities. 
  • Persistent pain associated with long-term intrathecal morphine administration. 
  • Post-Thoracotomy Pain: Current Strategies for Prevention and Treatment. 
  • Posterior capsular injections of ropivacaine during total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. 
  • Practice Variations in Chemodenervation for Anal Fissure Among American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Members. 
  • Preliminary study of ergonomic behavior during simulated ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia using a head-mounted display. 
  • Pressure monitoring: The evidence so far. 
  • Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Bupivacaine versus Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Management after Unilateral Delayed Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap Reconstruction. 
  • Pump activated by a foot switch pedal for controlled administration of local anaesthetic drugs. 
  • Pump activated by a foot switch pedal for controlled administration of local anaesthetic drugs. 
  • Quadratus Lumborum Spares Paravertebral Space in Fresh Cadaver Injection. 
  • Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia after cesarean delivery: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial-sequential analysis. 
  • Quantitative comparisons of block thresholds and onset responses for charge-balanced kilohertz frequency waveforms. 
  • Regional Anesthesia for Ambulatory Anesthesiologists. 
  • Regional anesthesia for trauma outside the operating theatre. 
  • Regional anesthesia in hip surgery. 
  • Regional anesthesia: functional implications beyond the anesthetized nerve. 
  • Reply to Drs Egeler, Jayakumar, and Ford. 
  • Reply to Drs Rowley and Emamdee. 
  • Response to Editor "Continuous adductor canal blockade facilitates increased home discharge and decreased opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty". 
  • Rupture, reconstruction, and rehabilitation: A multi-disciplinary review of mechanisms for central nervous system adaptations following anterior cruciate ligament injury. 
  • Safety and efficacy of the popliteal fossa nerve block when utilized for foot and ankle surgery. 
  • Saphenous Nerve Block From Within the Knee Is Feasible for TKA: MRI and Cadaveric Study. 
  • Severe phantom leg pain in an amputee after lumbar plexus block. 
  • Spatiotemporal parameters for energy efficient kilohertz-frequency nerve block with low onset response. 
  • Spinal anesthesia for orthopedic surgery: a detailed video assessment of quality. 
  • Subpleural block is less effective than thoracic epidural analgesia for post-thoracotomy pain: a randomised controlled study. 
  • Successful resuscitation after ropivacaine-induced ventricular fibrillation. 
  • Suprascapular nerve block: a safer technique. 
  • Surgeon-Performed High-Dose Bupivacaine Periarticular Injection With Intra-Articular Saphenous Nerve Block Is Not Inferior to Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Targeted breast re-innervation (TBR) for post-mastectomy pain. 
  • Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation. 
  • The "Step-Off" Technique Can Confirm a Successful Peripheral Nerve Block. 
  • The addition of interscalene block to general anesthesia for patients undergoing open shoulder procedures. 
  • The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair. 
  • The comparative effectiveness of quadratus lumborum blocks and paravertebral blocks in radical cystectomy patients. 
  • The deltoid sign. 
  • The effect of age on sciatic nerve block duration. 
  • The effect of mixing 1.5% mepivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine on duration of analgesia and latency of block onset in ultrasound-guided interscalene block. 
  • The effect of stimulating versus conventional perineural catheters on postoperative analgesia following ultrasound-guided femoral nerve localization. 
  • The effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength and fall risk: a blinded, randomized trial of volunteers. 
  • The efficacy of femoral nerve block in pain reduction for outpatient hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a double-blind, prospective, randomized trial. 
  • The erector spinae plane block: the case of the elusive mechanism of action. 
  • The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block. 
  • The role of peripheral nerve stimulation in the era of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty and perioperative pain. 
  • Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain After Cesarean Delivery in a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. 
  • Transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Ultrasonographic appearance of intraneural injections in the porcine model. 
  • Ultrasonography and pediatric caudals. 
  • Ultrasound-Guided Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Technique Provides Benefit as an Analgesic Adjunct for Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca blocks in the emergency department. 
  • Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 
  • Updates in Enhanced Recovery Pathways for Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Use of paravertebral block anesthesia in the surgical management of breast cancer: experience in 156 cases. 
  • Use of stellate ganglion blocks for chronic chest pain associated with primary pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Use of targeted transversus abdominus plane blocks in pediatric patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. 
  • Variability in determination of point of needle insertion in peripheral nerve blocks: a comparison of experienced and inexperienced anaesthetists.