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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Continuous Adductor Canal Versus Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks: Relative Effects on Discharge Readiness Following Unicompartment Knee Arthroplasty

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Sep-Oct;40(5):559-67 Authors: Sztain JF et al BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that, following unicompartment knee arthroplasty, a continuous adductor canal block decreases the time to reach 4 discharge criteria compared with a continuous femoral nerve block. METHODS: Subjects were randomized to either an adductor canal or femoral perineural catheter (2-day […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Ondansetron Does Not Attenuate Hemodynamic Changes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Delivery Using Subarachnoid Anesthesia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;40(4):344-8 Authors: Terkawi AS et al INTRODUCTION: Hypotension is the most common complication after subarachnoid anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Several therapeutic and preventive measures are used to attenuate this side effect. Serotonin receptor-blocking drugs have been suggested as one such approach. We sought to determine whether prophylactically administered intravenous ondansetron […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Randomized Comparison of Extrafascial Versus Subfascial Injection of Local Anesthetic During Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block.

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;40(4):337-43 Authors: Sivashammugan T et al OBJECTIVES: The optimal site for local anesthetic injection during an ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block (BPB) is not known. We tested the hypothesis that local anesthetic injected deep to the “brachial plexus sheath” during supraclavicular BPB would produce faster onset of surgical anesthesia than an injection […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Drug therapy for treating post-dural puncture headache

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jul 15 Authors: Basurto Ona X et al   BACKGROUND: This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 8, 2011, on ‘Drug therapy for treating post-dural puncture headache’.Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most common complication of lumbar puncture, an invasive procedure frequently performed in the emergency room. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Periprosthetic Anesthetic for Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Surg 2015 Jul 8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1530. Authors: Gough AE et al IMPORTANCE: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) using mesh is a well-established intervention for ventral hernia, but pain control can be challenging. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether instillation of a long-acting local anesthetic between the mesh and the peritoneum after LVHR reduces pain or narcotic requirements. DESIGN, […]

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