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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Long-term survival after resection of hepatocelluar carcinoma: a potential risk associated with the choice of postoperative analgesia

Published in Anesth Analg. 2014 Jun;118(6):1309-16 Authors: Cao L et al BACKGROUND: Associations between anesthetic management and cancer recurrence or long-time survival remain uncertain. In this study, we compared the effects of postoperative epidural morphine analgesia with that of postoperative IV fentanyl analgesia on cancer recurrence and long-term survival in patients undergoing resection of hepatocellular […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Intraoperative systemic lidocaine for pre-emptive analgesics in subtotal gastrectomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Published in Can J Surg. 2014 Jun;57(3):175-82. Authors: Yon JH et al BACKGROUND: Pre-emptive intravenous lidocaine infusion is known to improve postoperative pain in abdominal surgery. We assessed the effect of intravenous lidocaine infusion in patients who underwent subtotal gastrectomy. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study with patients undergoing subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
A randomized comparison between double-injection and targeted intracluster-injection ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block

Published in Anesth Analg. 2014 Jun;118(6):1363-9 Authors: Techasuk W et al BACKGROUND: In this prospective, randomized, observer-blinded study, we compared double-injection (DI) ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block to a novel targeted intracluster-injection (TII) technique, whereby local anesthetic is injected inside the main and satellite neural clusters (confluences of trunks and divisions of the brachial plexus). METHODS: Ninety […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Abdominal Girth, Vertebral Column Length, and Spread of Spinal Anesthesia in 30 Minutes after Plain Bupivacaine 5 mg/mL

Published in Anesth Analg. 2014 Jul;119(1):203-6 Authors: Zhou QHt et al BACKGROUND: The spread of spinal anesthesia is highly unpredictable. In patients with increased abdominal girth and short stature, a greater cephalad spread after a fixed amount of subarachnoidally administered plain bupivacaine is often observed. We hypothesized that there is a strong correlation between abdominal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Botulinum toxin type a injections for cervical and shoulder girdle myofascial pain using an enriched protocol design

Published in Anesth Analg. 2014 Jun;118(6):1326-35 Authors: Nicol AL et al BACKGROUND: Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional condition of muscle pain and stiffness and is classically characterized by the presence of trigger points in affected musculature. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) has been shown to have antinociceptive properties and elicit sustained muscle relaxation, thereby […]

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