Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Patients at Risk for Acute Compartment Syndrome

J Jones, K Lee, M Jones, J Gadsden - Orthopedic Clinics, 2023 - orthopedic.theclinics.com
The mechanisms underlying the transmission of ischemic pain are much more complex and
robust than those for somatic pain, and this may help explain the difficulty in masking …

Pro-Con debate: peripheral nerve blockade should be provided routinely in extremity trauma, including in patients at risk for acute compartment syndrome

RE Samet, AM Torrie, SV Chembrovich… - Anesthesia & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract In this Pro-Con commentary article, we discuss the controversial debate of whether
to provide peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) to patients at risk of acute extremity …

Pain control with regional anesthesia in patients at risk of acute compartment syndrome: review of the literature and editorial view

D Lam, D Pierson, O Salaria, R Wardhan… - Journal of Pain …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a devastating complication that can happen in
almost every part of the human body, most noticeably after long bone fractures. The cardinal …

A mixed-methods study of the impact of sex and situational pain catastrophizing on pain sensitivity

YYK Chen, JM Wilson, KM Flowers… - Pain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background It is well established that catastrophic thinking about pain modulates clinical
pain severity, but it may also relate to interindividual differences in the pain experience …

Sometimes less is more when it comes to peripheral nerve blocks

G Sun, J Atary, AV Raju, JPJ Pozek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) provide effective analgesia, reduce opioid consumption,
and are recommended by an international consensus panel for postoperative pain after …

[HTML][HTML] Does regional anesthesia impact the frequency and timing of fasciotomy following surgical repair of lower leg fracture; A National Database Analysis

AB Stone, A Illescas, H Zhong, J Poeran, JT Smith… - JCA Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Study objective There is controversy surrounding the use of regional anesthesia for the
surgical repair of tibia and/or fibula fractures. In this study our goals are 1.) to describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Regional Anesthesia in Intensive Care: An Updated Narrative Review

L Hu, MA Bhat, KM Jaremko - 2024 - turkishjic.org
Objective: This review aims to provide a synopsis of regional analgesic modalities in the
intensive care unit (ICU) context and to evaluate existing literature regarding the benefits …