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Ultrasound-Guided Single-Injection Infraclavicular Block Versus Ultrasound-Guided Double-Injection Axillary Block: A Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia & Analgesia: Jan 2016 Vol 122 Issue 1 p 273-278 Authors: Boivin, Ariane MD et al BACKGROUND: Single-injection ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block is a simple, reliable, and effective technique. A simplified double-injection ultrasound-guided axillary block technique with a high success rate recently has been described. It has the advantage of being performed in a superficial […]

The Optimal Nerve Block for Knee Replacement Surgery

Authors: Machi AT, Sztain JF, Kormylo NJ, et al Anesthesiology. 2015;123:444-456 Discharge Readiness After Tricompartment Knee Arthroplasty: Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Continuous Nerve Blocks—A Dual-Center, Randomized Trial Study Summary This prospective randomized trial studied patients undergoing primary, unilateral knee arthroplasty to determine whether using a catheter to deliver a continuous adductor canal block reduced the […]

Fungal Infections From Contaminated Steroids May Recur

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an update on outcomes from 2012 to 2014 of the unprecedented multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection solution. The Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium is conducting a long-term follow-up study and warns clinicians that […]

Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age after general anaesthesia and awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Lancet. 2015 Oct 23. pii: S0140-6736(15)00608 Authors: Davidson AJ et al BACKGROUND: Preclinical data suggest that general anaesthetics affect brain development. There is mixed evidence from cohort studies that young children exposed to anaesthesia can have an increased risk of poor neurodevelopmental outcome. We aimed to establish whether general anaesthesia in infancy has any effect on […]

Avoid Sedatives and Opioids for Treating Low Back