BACKGROUND: All modalities of anesthetic care, including conscious sedation, general,
and regional anesthesia, have been used to manage earthquake survivors who require …

BACKGROUND: Electrocardiogram (ECG) guidance to confirm accurate positioning of
central venous catheters (CVC), placed before surgery in the operating room, is rarely used …

Background and Objectives Recent clinical trials suggest that subfascial (sometimes termed
subepineural) injections result in faster block onset and success compared with …

Since the 2005 publication of this topic in the International Anesthesiology Clinics Regional
Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery symposium, 1 there has been continued interest in the …

Background In response to the growing opioid crisis, Florida recently implemented a law
restricting the duration of opioid prescriptions for acute pain. Little is known about the impact …

At present, there are limited data regarding the use of 3-D ultrasound and a complete lack of
randomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the potential benefits of real-time 3-D (4-D) …

Background and Objectives: The prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus continues to
rise in industrialized countries. The impact of diabetes on the practice of peripheral nerve …

Background and Objectives: While epidural anesthesia (EA) is frequently used, success rate
varies and complications associated with incorrect needle placement can occur. Different …

Carpal tunnel release is often performed as an outpatient procedure. We designed this
retrospective study to assess the effect of different anesthesia techniques on intraoperative …

Continuous peripheral nerve blockade has become a popular method of achieving
postoperative analgesia for many surgical procedures. The safety and reliability of infusion …