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Filter by:Comparing the pain control outcomes for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with either: 1) adductor canal single shot injection plus placebo iPACK injection or 2) adductor canal single shot injection plus bupivacaine and dexamethasone iPACK injection. There are two surgical approaches for TKA 1) open 2) ROSA robotic assisted. Both follow the same pain management pathway. We plan to enroll patient undergoing either surgical procedure.
To assess the incidence of hemi-diaphragmatic paresis following ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) block
The purpose of this study is to assess cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) following regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery. The results of this study will help to further understand the physiologic effect of the interscalene nerve block on cerebral blood flow.
Over 300,000 hip arthroplasties are performed each year in the United States.1 This number has been steadily increasing over the last two decades, likely due to increased life expectancy and, more significantly, the obesity epidemic. Traditionally, this procedure has been performed under general anesthesia. However, neuraxial and regional anesthesia have become more commonly utilized to aid in postoperative analgesia. Postoperative pain control has a significant impact on earlier ambulation, initiation of physical therapy, better functional recovery, and overall patient satisfaction.2 Moreover; optimal pain management can reduce the duration of hospitalization and the risk of adverse events, such as deep vein thrombus. The use of regional anesthesia reduces the postoperative opioid requirement, thereby decreasing the degree to which patients suffer the side effects of opioids, namely sedation and constipation, and less frequently nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, pruritus, and retention. In the past, femoral nerve block, fascia iliaca compartment block, lumbar plexus block and the quadratus lumborum block have been shown efficacious for pain relief for hip arthroplasty. However there are several risk factors such as quadricep weakness and difficulty of the block that causes a limitation in the used of this blocks. Recently, the erector spinae plane block has been introduced as an alternative to the blocks above. This block was first described in the literature in 2016 when it was used to treat chronic neuropathic thoracic pain. Since then, there have been studies demonstrating its efficacy with a thoracic approach for analgesia in breast surgery and rib fractures.9 Only two case reports to date have demonstrated a lumbar approach to achieve analgesia for hip arthroplasty.10,11 The purpose of the study is to determine whether or not a lumbar erector spinae plane block is effective at improving postoperative pain in patients receiving hip arthroplasty.
Background and Objectives: The Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Blockade (ESPB) is a regional anesthesia technique recently described by Forero M in November 2016 , whereby local anesthetic (LA) is injected in the inter Fascial space between posteriorly the fascia of Erector Spinae Muscles (IFS-ESP) (the iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis muscles ) and anteriorly the inter-transverse ligament to achieve multi-metameric analgesia for thoracic or upper abdominal surgery. Recent studies published showed controversies on the spread of the local anesthetic and also the clinical efficiency . The clarification of mechanism of the paravertebral block is one example for the effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) in this context We therefore designed a prospective study in volunteers to examine the spread of LA via MRI investigation in correlation with the extent of somatic block after a standardized ultrasound (US) guided ESPB. Our study will study the spread at T4 or T5 level which is the level used for most of thoracic, cardiac and breast surgeries to determine if dye would spread anteriorly to the involve or igins of the ventral and dorsal branches of the spinal nerves. Methods: After ethical committee approval we will select 10 Healthy volunteers to perform Unilateral ESP single shot block with a very low dose of Local anesthetic (LA) (Ropivacaine 0.5% 1 mg/kg (Maximal dose recommended = 3 mg/kg ) mixed with 0,1ml gadolinium After injection an ultrasound image of the spread of the LA with an easy 3 Dimension will be acquired. 10 and 30 minutes after injection a MRI will be performed to analyze the ultrasound spread. An Evaluation of the extension of Sensory Blockade. Patient will be kept under monitoring for 1,5 hours to assess any complication Sensory block will be assessed. At 1 week after the study day, all volunteers will undergo an investigation of the puncture sites to exclude puncture- related infection or hematoma. Statistical analysis will be done The cranio-caudal spread of LA will be recorded (US + MRI) and described for each of the volunteers.
Regional anesthesia, also know as a nerve block, is a key component of pain control after major abdominal surgery. Bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) performed at low thoracic level has been shown to be an effective pain control method in case reports. This pilot study aims to further characterize the pain-control characteristics and to provide baseline data for future trials.
Randomised controlled prospective trial with 2 groups (active group with Lumbar plexus block (LPB)-catheter vs control group). In a randomized controlled trial, the investigators will investigate under controlled circumstances the effect of a LPB-catheter placed with ultrasound guided "Shamrock"-technique to improve postoperative pain treatment after unilateral open hip and femoral surgery in paediatric patients. The investigators will investigate the effect on opioid consumption and the reduction of opioid related side effects during the first 24 postoperative hours
Anesthesia trainees can perform spinal anesthesia in patients who have poorly-palpable surface landmarks with fewer needle passes using an ultrasound-guided technique compared to the conventional surface landmark-guided technique.
The German Network for acute pain management and Regional Anesthesia (NRA) is a multi-center, non-interventional registry and benchmark project, assessing and analysing clinical and patient-reported procedural and outcome data of systemic analgesia and regional anesthesia hosted by the German Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and professional Society German Anesthetists (BDA)
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of adding a single shot parasacral (sciatic) nerve block to a continuous lumbar plexus block in patients undergoing total hip replacement.