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Poster Discussion VIII Postoperative Pain

• Intrathecal Lidocaine and Morphine Infusions Provide Effective Analgesia after Vascular Surgery (1 March, 1997)

  Brian K. Bevacqua, Frances Brand
• Intrathecal Morphine and i.v. Ketoprofen for Pain Relief after Knee Arthroplasty (1 March, 1997)

  Albert A.E. Sundberg, Bjarne C. Lindén, Carlo E. Mucchiano, Jesper T. Raaby
• Postoperative Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine 0.2% Versus 0.3% after Major Orthopedic Surgery: Pharmacokinetic Evaluation (1 March, 1997)

  Anton G.L. Burm, Jack W. van Kleef, Rolf P. Brouwer, Rudolf Stienstra, Britt-Marie Emanuelsson
• Postoperative Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine 0.2% Versus 0.3% after Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Double-Blind Clinical Evaluation (1 March, 1997)

  Rudolf Stjenstra, Jack W. van Kleef, Rolf P. Brouwer, Anton GL Burm, Britt-Marie Emanuelsson
• Acetaminophen as an Adjunct to Morphine by Patient Controlled Analgesia in the Management of Acute Postoperative Pain. (1 March, 1997)

  D A Sidebotham, S A Schug, M McGuinnety, L Fox
• Postoperative Patient Controlled Regional Analgesia at Home (1 March, 1997)

  N Rawal, J Hylander, R Allvin, J Hallén, K Axelsson, A Amilon, G Lidegran
• The Optimal Method to Administer the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (1 March, 1997)

  G. Freedman, Bautista E.C. Davis, Y. Beilin, N. Holtzberg
• Placebo Controlled Subarachnoid Injection of Sufentanil and Bupiva-Caine through Spinal Microcatheters for Postoperative Pain Relief (1 March, 1997)

  Th. Standl, M. Luckmann, E. P. Horn, F. Kügler, J. Schulte am Esch
• The Importance of Lidocaine Concentration in the Development of Transient Radiocular Irritation (1 March, 1997)

  Julia E. Pollock, Spencer S. Liu, Joseph M. Neal, Carol A. Stephenson
• Effect of choice of anesthetic method on length of recovery room stay. (1 March, 1997)

  Jay D. McNitt, James B. Kelly, Eugene T. Bode
• Double-Hole Spinal Needle vs. Single-Hole. Advantages? (1 March, 1997)

  Timo A.R. Palas
• A Modification of Two Commonly Practiced Orbital Regional Anesthesia Block Techniques Reduces Complications. (1 March, 1997)

  Robert (Roy) C. Hamilton
• Epidural Fentanyl has a more Superior Synergistic Effect on Propofol Infusion than Intravenous Fentanyl (1 March, 1997)

  A. Sabate, A. Mainer, M V. Pedro, H. Ribera
• Epidural Versus Intravenous Fentanyl as a Protection from Tracheal Intubation. (1 March, 1997)

  A. Sabate, H. Ribera, M. V. Pedro, A. Mainer
• Impact of General and Regional Anesthesia on Discharge Processing in Knee Arthroscopy Patients (1 March, 1997)

  B A Gentz, T Tritch, M F Mulroy
• Influence of Technique on the Outcome of Spinal Anesthesia for Lumbar Spine Surgery. (1 March, 1997)

  J E Tetzlaff, J Dilger, G Bell
• Caudal Block Provides Effective Anesthesia for Laser Prostatectomy (1 March, 1997)

  V Malhotra, A P Perlmutter
• A Comparative Study of Topical Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) Cream and Dorsal Nerve Block for Circumcision in Adult Males (1 March, 1997)

  N. I. Siddique, J. G. D'Alessio, R. M. Dmochowski
• PSOAS Compartment Block, Clinical Efficiency in 116 Patients (1 March, 1997)

  Pascal Bruelle, Vincent Piffault, Jacques Ripart, Christine Van Roy, Roselyne Mangin, Jean Jacques Eledjam
• Brachial Plexus Block, Why do you Increase the Number of Stimulation? Comparison of the Axillary vs Brachial Canal Block (1 March, 1997)

  Pascal Bruelle, Jacques Ripart, Roselyne Mangin, Jean-Jacques Eledjam
• Excessive Noise Levels During Orthopedic Surgery. (1 March, 1997)

  D Dickerman, J D Vloka, R Koorn, A Hadžić
• A Prospective Quality Assurance Review of the Contribution of Anesthetic Technique to or Utilization for Upper Extremity Surgery. (1 March, 1997)

  Stephen Farmer, Holly Muir
• Long-term transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) use: impact on medication and physical therapy utilization and costs (1 March, 1997)

  C Chabal, D Fishbain, M Weaver, L Wipperman Heine
• The Arhus Low Back Rating Scale: A Useful Tool to Evaluate the Success of Low Back Pain Treatment (1 March, 1997)

  S. Chrubasik, Ch. Zimpfer, U. Schütt, R. Ziegler
• Morphine Metabolites During Oral and Rectal Morphine Treatment in Patients with Intractable Cancer Pain (1 March, 1997)

  J. Chrubasik, R. Aderjan, X. Du, G. Aykut, S. Chrubasik
• Replacement of Oral Slow Release Morphine by Morphine Sulphate Suppositories in Patients Suffering from Intractable Cancer Pain (1 March, 1997)

  S. Chrubasik, G. Friedrich, A. Yücel, G. Aykut, J. Chrubasik, R. Ziegler
• Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Lumbar Facet Joint Pain: Clinical Guideline of the UNC Pain Management Center (1 March, 1997)

  W S Blau, S Dogra, A Wagle, J N Ghia, J Hernandez
• Safety of Epidural Steroid Injections in an Office-Based Setting (1 March, 1997)

  Barry N. Straus, Stephen J. Gould, Craig T. Hartrick
• Suprapubic Neurolysis for Pain Caused by Penile Kaposi's Sarcoma (1 March, 1997)

  A. Kaufman, P. Pandya, M. Sarwar, I. Azar
• Effect of Preoperative Nurse Teaching on Postoperative Pain and PCA Use Following General Surgery (1 March, 1997)

  N. H. Badner>, J. A. Doyle, W. E. Komar
• Epidural Analgesia Compared with IVPCA in Lung Transplant Patients (1 March, 1997)

  S Dogra, W S Blau, W Lucas, P Calhoun
• The Influence of Screening Consultation on the Efficacy of Epidural Steroids for Lumbosacral Radiculopathy (1 March, 1997)

  Craig T Hartrick, Daniel Silvasi
• Occipital Nerve Block: A New Method (1 March, 1997)

  T. R. Shantha
• New Approach For Superior Hypogastric plexus (SHP) block (1 March, 1997)

  Ghassan E. Kanazi, R. Thakur, F. Perkins
• Continuous spinal analgesia with bupivacaine combined with morphine after hip or knee arthroplasty (1 March, 1997)

  P H Rosenberg, M Bachmann, E Laakso, L Niemi, M Pitkänen
• Improvement of Cost-Benefit Ratio with the Use of an Interscalenic Block for Shoulder Surgery (1 March, 1997)

  Jacques E. Chelly, G. Howard, T. Meyers, M. Masson
• Clinical Validation of Postoperative Epidural Prescription Guidelines (1 March, 1997)

  G. W. Rung, S. Riemondy, D. P. Williams, H. G. Schuler
• Simple Interior Approach for Sciatic Blockade (1 March, 1997)

  Jacques E. Chelly, J. Greger, G. Howard
• Effect of Position on Dural Puncture During Epidural Needle Placement in Patients with Previous Back Surgery (1 March, 1997)

  William Ackerman
• A New Method of Pain Control Following Anophthalmic Orbital Surgery by Using Retrobulbar Catheter Continuous Infusion of Bupivicaine (1 March, 1997)

  Sanjay Gupta, Jyotsna K Shah, James S Linder, Murray D Christianson
• Beta-Endorphins: Their Role in Chronic Pain (1 March, 1997)

  Giora Hahn, Jose M. Angel, Kenneth Niejadlik, Adrian Pike, David Lustig
• Anterior Approach for Thoracic Sympathetic Gangliotomy (1 March, 1997)

  M. Elias, E. Davidson
• The General Public in Scotland Knows Nothing about Postoperative Pain or its Relief. (1 March, 1997)

  N B Scott
• Catecholamine levels are less elevated after laryngotracheal intubation when topical anesthesia with Lidocaine is performed (1 March, 1997)

  Christoph J. Konrad, Helmut R. Gerber, Guido K Schuepfer
• Determination of minimum effective anesthetic concentration (MEAC) of hyperbaric lidocaine for spinal anesthesia (1 March, 1997)

  P. W.H. Peng, V. W.S. Chan