Nerve Block - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The use of mandibular nerve block to predict safe anaesthetic induction in patients with acute trismus.

30 Oct 2009 Acute trismus can be caused by pain, muscle spasm, swelling or mechanical obstruction. Unfortunately, the cause is not always obvious during pre-operative airway assessment. In this pilot study, we prospectively evaluated mandibular nerve block as a ... Read more...

Perineural dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine causes a dose-dependent increase in the duration of thermal antinociception in sciatic nerve block in rat.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine would increase the duration of antinociception to a thermal stimulus in a dose-dependent fashion in a rat model of sciatic nerve blockade. ... Read more...

Ultrasound-guided paravertebral block using an intercostal approach.

30 Oct 2009 We describe an ultrasound-guided technique of continuous bilateral paravertebral block using an intercostal approach in 12 patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery. Postoperatively, each of the patient's paravertebral catheters was bolused ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nerve Block - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Interscalene brachial plexus block: how safe is steep needle angulation? 30 Oct 2009
• The use of mandibular nerve block to predict safe anaesthetic induction in patients with acute trismus. 30 Oct 2009
• "Above all, do no harm": hippocrates. 30 Oct 2009
• Perineural dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine causes a dose-dependent increase in the duration of thermal antinociception in sciatic nerve block in rat. 30 Oct 2009
• Ultrasound-guided paravertebral block using an intercostal approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Ropivacaine spinal anesthesia is not antagonized by ondansetron pretreatment. 30 Oct 2009
• An ultra-low dose of naloxone added to lidocaine or lidocaine-fentanyl mixture prolongs axillary brachial plexus blockade. 30 Oct 2009
• The effect of a thoracic spinal block on fos expression in the lumbar spinal cord of the rat induced by a noxious electrical stimulus at the hindpaw. 30 Oct 2009
• Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) alone vs PNB combined with an anaesthetic-myorelaxant agent cream for prostate biopsy: a prospective, randomized double-arm study. 30 Oct 2009
• Transversus abdominis plane block: what is its role in postoperative analgesia? 29 Sep 2009
• Oblique sub-costal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) catheters: an alternative to epidural analgesia after upper abdominal surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• The effect of flexion on the level of termination of the dural sac in paediatric patients. 29 Sep 2009
• Continuous infraclavicular plexus blockade. 29 Sep 2009
• Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: efficacy and safety. 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrasound use in non-cardiac surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 and 1:50,000 epinephrine and 3% mepivacaine for maxillary infiltrations. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical utility of low-volume ultrasound-guided interscalene blockade: contraindications reconsidered. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of sonography in thoracic outlet syndrome due to a dystonic pectoralis minor. 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrasound guidance versus electrical stimulation for infraclavicular brachial plexus perineural catheter insertion. 30 Aug 2009
• CT-guided blocks and neuroablation of the ganglion impar (Walther) in perineal pain: anatomy, technique, safety, and efficacy. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Nerve Block'

Definition: Interruption of the conduction of impulses in peripheral nerves or nerve trunks by the injection of a local anesthetic solution. (Stedman, 26th ed)

Descriptor UI: D009407

Alternative terms: Nerve Block; Block, Nerve; Blocks, Nerve; Nerve Blocks;

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

Tree Number: E03.155.086.711; E04.525.210.550;

History Note: 74

Technical Notes: a form of denervation & conduction anesthesia; differentiate from NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE: see note there; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not use /pharmacol or /ther use with substance to induce block; don't forget AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK exists; coord with substance (with no qualif) used to induce the block if particularly discussed