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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block: A Regional Anaesthetic Technique for the Management of Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department

Authors: Vadgama J et al. Source: Cureus 17(11): e96504, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96504 SummaryThis case report describes the use of an anterior quadratus lumborum block (AQLB) as a rescue regional anesthetic technique for severe, refractory acute lower back pain in the emergency department. A 49-year-old man presented with debilitating bilateral flank and lumbar pain radiating to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Bilateral Upper and Lower Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in a Lung Cancer Survivor: Diagnostic and Interventional Challenges in the Setting of Radiculopathy and Prior Radiotherapy

Authors: Hsu T et al. Cureus 17(11): e96683, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96683 This case describes a 64-year-old man with an extremely rare and diagnostically difficult presentation of CRPS Type I affecting both the left upper and lower extremities. His clinical picture was complicated by concurrent cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, a history of lung cancer treated with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Fractured Spinal Needle During Cesarean Section: A Case Report

Authors: Correia P et al. Cureus 17(11): e96826 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96826 SummaryThis case report describes a term parturient with obesity and scoliosis who experienced a spinal needle fracture during attempted spinal anesthesia for a cesarean section. After failed labor epidural analgesia and inadequate block quality from the epidural catheter, spinal anesthesia was attempted using a 27G […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Phrenic Nerve Block for Intractable Hiccups

Authors: Kalava A et al. Source: Cureus 17(11): e96975, November 16, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96975. Summary:This case series reviews seven patients with intractable hiccups—symptoms lasting over 30 days—treated with ultrasound-guided phrenic nerve blocks (PhNB). The goal was to interrupt the diaphragmatic efferent pathway and “reset” the reflex arc responsible for persistent hiccups. All patients had already […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Relationship Between V̇A/Q̇ Mismatch and Capnogram Phase III Slope in Acute Bronchoconstriction and Its Modulation by Salbutamol Assessed by Synchrotron Imaging in Rabbit Lung

Authors: Bayat S et al. Anesthesiology, November 2025, DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005807 Summary:This study examined how the capnogram phase III slope (SIII)—a bedside measure anesthesiologists often interpret as a marker of V̇A/Q̇ mismatch—actually corresponds to true ventilation and perfusion distribution in the lung. Using a rabbit model of acute methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction and synchrotron radiation K-edge subtraction imaging, […]

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