Recently added articles from Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine:
Ultrasound in Pain Medicine
Sep 01, 2009; ... Advanced Weaponry or Just a Fad? The weaponry of warfare evolved over time, driven by the rise of new cultures and innovation, but largely through the lessons learned in battle. One culture learned and borrowed from another. In procedural medicine, ultrasound (US) has exploded in ...
Local Anesthetics in the Surgical Wound-Is the Pendulum Swinging Toward Increased Use?
Sep 01, 2009; ... Surgical pain originates from the surgical wound, and a rational approach to perioperative pain treatment has therefore been directed toward the use of local anesthetics at the site of surgery. Although single-dose local anesthetic infiltration has been documented to be effective and remains the ...
Publishing Studies That Involve "Off-label" Use of Drugs
Sep 01, 2009; ... Formalizing Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine's Policy The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or its counterpart regulatory agencies worldwide approve the human use of drugs, biologies, and devices. Approval of drugs is granted only for those specific indications for which the ...
Parietal Analgesia Decreases Postoperative Diaphragm Dysfunction Induced by Abdominal Surgery
Sep 01, 2009; ... A Physiologic Study Background and Objectives: The postoperative analgesic strategy may influence the magnitude of the postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction (PODD) induced by abdominal surgery. The purpose of this physiologic study was to evaluate the effect of continuous preperitoneal ...
Effect on Neurostimulation of Injectates Used for Perineural Space Expansion Before Placement of a Stimulating Catheter
Sep 01, 2009; ... Normal Saline Versus Dextrose 5% in Water Background and Objectives: We clinically assessed the electrophysiologic effect of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) and of normal saline (NS) used for expansion of the perineural space before placing a stimulating catheter. We questioned if higher ...