Retroperitoneal Hematoma After Celiac Plexus Block
Fig. 21.1 Retroperitoneal space The celiac plexus is located deep in the retroperitoneum, behind the stomach and omental bursa, and anterior to the crura of the diaphragm on the level…
Pneumothorax After Paravertebral Block and Radiofrequency
Fig. 20.1 Anteroposterior radiographic image showing left apical, 5 mm pneumothorax (Image from personal library) Repeat chest radiograph 2.5 h later confirmed persistent, unchanged, left apical pneumothorax. At this time,…
Alternative Treatments for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiac Arrest
Medical history Preoperative assessment CHF EKG—sinus rhythm with occasional premature ventricular complexes Mixed connective tissue disease Echocardiogram—severe decrease in LV function (LVEF 21%); severely dilated left ventricle, left atrium (no…
Acute Delirium After Ketamine Infusion for Chronic Pain
Migraine Cancer pain Neuropathic pain Chemo-induced neuropathic pain Chronic neuropathic pain Fibromyalgia CRPS Ischemic limb pain Traumatic nerve injury pain Phantom limb pain Postherpetic neuralgia Spinal cord injury pain TMJ…
Cardiac Dysrhythmia After Lidocaine Infusion
Inhibitors Inducers Quinidine Phenobarbital Cimetidine St. John’s wort Ketoconazole Phenytoin Fluconazole Carbamazepine Metronidazole Rifampin Grapefruit juice Cigarette smoking Erythromycin Pioglitazone Paroxetine Oxcarbazepine Fluoxetine Amiodarone Simvastatin 7.2.3 Factors Increasing Lidocaine Toxicity…
Spinal Infarct After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Magdalena Anitescu, Honorio T. Benzon and Mark S. Wallace (eds.)Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_14 14. Spinal Infarct After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Khalid M. Malik1 (1) Department of…
Torsades de Pointes After Methadone Treatment
Inhibitors Inducers Quinidine Phenobarbital Cimetidine St. John’s wort Ketoconazole Phenytoin Fluconazole Carbamazepine Metronidazole Rifampin Grapefruit juice Cigarette smoking Erythromycin Pioglitazone Paroxetine Oxcarbazepine Fluoxetine Amiodarone Simvastatin 5.2.3 Safety Warnings In 2006,…
The Difficult Pain Patient
Type Identifying features Treatment strategies Dependent clinger Escalating need for reassurance and over time becomes more helpless Set limits with realistic expectations Entitled demanders Initially present as needy but soon…
A Case of Serotonin Syndrome in a Patient Receiving Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Low Back Pain
Mechanism of action Drug category Drug Reuptake inhibition Antidepressant • SSRI Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram • SNRI Venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine • DNRI Bupropion • TCA Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin • Serotonin modulator Trazodone…
