Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: a review of the published evidence

BM Ilfeld - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2011 - journals.lww.com
A continuous peripheral nerve block, also termed “perineural local anesthetic infusion,”
involves the percutaneous insertion of a catheter adjacent to a peripheral nerve, followed by …

Ropivacaine: a review of its use in regional anaesthesia and acute pain management

D Simpson, MP Curran, V Oldfield, GM Keating - Drugs, 2005 - Springer
Ropivacaine (Naropin®) is the pure S (−)-enantiomer of propivacaine, and is a long-acting
amide local anaesthetic agent, eliciting nerve block via reversible inhibition of sodium ion …

Anesthesia and analgesia practice pathway options for total knee arthroplasty: an evidence-based review by the American and European societies of regional …

SL Kopp, J Børglum, A Buvanendran… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2017 - rapm.bmj.com
Abstract In 2014, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine in
collaboration with the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy …

Importance of volume and concentration for ropivacaine interscalene block in preventing recovery room pain and minimizing motor block after shoulder surgery

MJ Fredrickson, KR Smith, AC Wong - The Journal of the American …, 2010 - pubs.asahq.org
Background This three-staged study estimated the volume and concentration of interscalene
ropivacaine that would prevent recovery room pain after shoulder surgery under general …

[HTML][HTML] Which is your choice for prolonging the analgesic duration of single-shot interscalene brachial blocks for arthroscopic shoulder surgery? Intravenous …

EH Chun, YJ Kim, JH Woo - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of intravenous (IV) dexamethasone with that
of perineural dexamethasone on the prolongation of analgesic duration of single-shot …

Diaphragm function after interscalene brachial plexus block: a double-blind, randomized comparison of 0.25% and 0.125% bupivacaine

EM Thackeray, JD Swenson, MC Gertsch… - Journal of shoulder and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) provides excellent analgesia
after rotator cuff surgery but is associated with diaphragm dysfunction. In this study, ISBPB …

Local pain and spreading hyperalgesia induced by intramuscular injection of nerve growth factor are not reduced by local anesthesia of the muscle

RKH Gerber, H Nie, L Arendt-Nielsen… - The Clinical journal …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Injections with local anesthesia for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes are
common clinical practice. This double-blind placebo controlled study explores the rational of …

Effects of local anesthetic concentration and dose on continuous interscalene nerve blocks: a dual-center, randomized, observer-masked, controlled study

LT Le, VJ Loland, ER Mariano, JC Gerancher… - … Anesthesia and Pain …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It is currently unknown if the primary determinant of
continuous peripheral nerve block effects is simply total drug dose, or whether local …

The pharmacodynamics of ropivacaine and bupivacaine in combined sciatic and femoral nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty

P Beaulieu, D Babin, T Hemmerling - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2006 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: When administered for combined sciatic-femoral nerve blocks in patients
undergoing knee arthroplasty, ropivacaine and bupivacaine have the same onset time for …

[HTML][HTML] Postoperative neurologic symptoms in the operative arm after shoulder surgery with interscalene blockade: a systematic review

T Mutter, GS Logan, S Neily, S Richardson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Postoperative neurologic symptoms (PONS) in the operative arm are important
complications of shoulder surgery and interscalene blockade (ISB). This systematic review …