Ultrasound guidance improves success rate of axillary brachial plexus block

W Vincent, S Chan, A Perlas, J Colin… - Canadian Journal …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA CAN J ANESTH 54: 3 www.cja-jca.org March …

The sensitivity of motor response to nerve stimulation and paresthesia for nerve localization as evaluated by ultrasound

A Perlas, A Niazi, C McCartney, V Chan… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2006 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objective: Seeking paresthesia and obtaining a motor response to an
electrical stimulus are the two most common methods of nerve localization for the …

The effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength and fall risk: a blinded, randomized trial of volunteers

MK Kwofie, UD Shastri, JC Gadsden… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2013 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Adductor canal block (ACB) has been suggested as an
analgesic alternative to femoral nerve block (FNB) for procedures on the knee, but its effect …

The minimum effective anesthetic volume of 0.75% ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block

P Gautier, C Vandepitte, C Ramquet… - Anesthesia & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The use of ultrasound to monitor needle placement and spread of local
anesthetics (LA) has allowed reductions in the volume of LA required to anesthetize …

Intraneural injection with low-current stimulation during popliteal sciatic nerve block

C Robards, A Hadzic, L Somasundaram… - Anesthesia & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Prevention of an intraneural injection of a local anesthetic during
peripheral nerve blockade is considered important to avoid neurologic injury. However, the …

Continuous interscalene block in patients having outpatient rotator cuff repair surgery: a prospective randomized trial

EA Salviz, D Xu, A Frulla, K Kwofie… - Anesthesia & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: We performed this randomized trial to compare the recovery profile of
patients receiving single injection (SISB) and continuous interscalene brachial plexus block …

A practical review of perineural versus intraneural injections: a call for standard nomenclature

X Sala-Blanch, C Vandepitte, JJ Laur… - International …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
'Introduction Before ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA), little information was
available on the location of the needle necessary to accomplish successful and safe nerve …

An ultrasonographic and histological study of intraneural injection and electrical stimulation in pigs

VWS Chan, R Brull, CJL McCartney, D Xu… - Anesthesia & …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: In this study we evaluated the minimum stimulating current associated with
intraneural needle placement and sonographic appearance of intraneural injection …

Lumbar plexus block using high-pressure injection leads to contralateral and epidural spread

JC Gadsden, DM Lindenmuth, A Hadzic… - The Journal of the …, 2008 - pubs.asahq.org
Background The main advantage of lumbar plexus block over neuraxial anesthesia is
unilateral blockade; however, the relatively common occurrence of bilateral spread (up to …

Fascia lliaca block for analgesia after hip arthroplasty: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

AN Shariat, A Hadzic, D Xu, U Shastri… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2013 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Fascia iliaca block (FIB) is often used to treat pain after total hip
arthroplasty (THA), despite a lack of randomized trials to evaluate its efficacy for this …