Anesthesia, Local
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery.

28 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Opioids continue to remain the primary analgesics in children undergoing ophthalmic surgery, and their use may be associated with adverse effects like vomiting and respiratory depression. Topical anesthesia avoids these adverse effects ... Read more...

Local anesthesia using buffered 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine for tumors of the digits treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Several specialties and textbooks continue to advocate that local anesthesia using epinephrine should not be used during surgery involving the digits. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the association between local anesthesia (buffered 0.5% ... Read more...

Cutdowns for totally implantable access ports to central veins.

30 Aug 2009 For insertion of totally implantable access ports, with the catheter end in the superior vena cava, the percutaneous (Seldinger) technique is commonly used. Of cutdowns, the cephalic vein cutdown is the most popular one (success rate about 80%), ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anesthesia, Local'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery. 28 Dec 2009
• Local anesthesia using buffered 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine for tumors of the digits treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• [Anal venous thrombosis] 22 Sep 2009
• Cutdowns for totally implantable access ports to central veins. 30 Aug 2009
• Patients' preferences for positioning during phaco-emulsification under topical-intracameral anaesthesia. 30 Aug 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of bupivacaine through intracostal catheters for pain management after thoracotomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Airway topical anesthesia. 30 Aug 2009
• Long-acting local anesthetics attenuate FMLP-induced acute lung injury in rats. 30 Aug 2009
• Processes of care for carotid endarterectomy: surgical and anesthesia considerations. 3 Aug 2009
• [Case of anosmia which appeared after anaphylactic shock due to intravenous heparin] 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical uses of low-dose ketamine in patients undergoing surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• The efficacy of six local anesthetic formulations used for posterior mandibular buccal infiltration anesthesia. 30 Jul 2009
• Preoperative considerations and indications for revision stapedectomy. 30 Jul 2009
• The effect of needle bevel position on pain for subcutaneous lidocaine injection. 30 Jul 2009
• [Local and regional anaesthesia. Principles and techniques] 30 Jul 2009
• Outcome of carotid endarterectomy under local anaesthesia with respect to the patients' risk profile. 30 Jul 2009
• Evidence-based review of clinical studies on local anesthetics. 30 Jul 2009
• Globe perforation following no-needle sub-Tenon anesthesia. 30 Jul 2009
• Lumbar facet joint pain: time to hit the reset button. 30 Jul 2009
• Percutaneous corticosteroid injection for vocal fold polyp. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Anesthesia, Local'

Definition: A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.

Descriptor UI: D000772

Alternative terms: Anesthesia, Local; Local Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Infiltration; Infiltration Anesthesia; Neural Therapy of Huneke; Huneke Neural Therapy;

Related Mesh Headings: Anesthetics, Local;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E03.155.086.231;