Acute Pain Medicine Service

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Acute Pain Medicine Service Kevin E. Vorenkamp Christine L. Oryhan KEY POINTS 1. An organized acute pain medicine service (APMS) improves patient satisfaction and pain control. 2. A balanced multimodal…

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Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia

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Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia Joseph M. Neal KEY POINTS 1. The provision of regional anesthesia must balance its positive benefits with the risk of associated complications. Most regional anesthetic…

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Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

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Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Kathleen L. McGinn KEY POINTS 1. Performing regional blocks in children under general anesthesia has been shown to be safe and is regarded as the standard of…

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Head and Neck Blocks

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Head and Neck Blocks Roderick J. Finlayson KEY POINTS 1. Awake intubation can be the safest course of action in the presence of a difficult airway (1). 2. Adequate airway…

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Truncal Blocks

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Truncal Blocks Ki J. Chin Monica Liu KEY POINTS 1. When used within the framework of a multimodal regimen, truncal blocks provide effective analgesia for a wide variety of surgical…

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Lower Extremity-Sciatic Nerve Block

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Lower Extremity-Sciatic Nerve Block Francis V. Salinas KEY POINTS 1. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the sciatic nerve, and the osseous and articular innervation of the joints of the…

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Upper Extremity Blocks

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Upper Extremity Blocks De Q.H. Tran Joseph M. Neal KEY POINTS 1. For ambulatory surgery, compared to general anesthesia, brachial plexus blocks result in shorter discharge time, improved pain control,…

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Intravenous Regional Anesthesia

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Intravenous Regional Anesthesia Joseph M. Neal Susan B. McDonald KEY POINTS 1. The use of IVRA has lessened as anesthesiologists have become more proficient with peripheral nerve blocks, which provide…

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Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia

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Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia De Q.H. Tran Julian Aliste KEY POINTS 1. In clinical practice, continuous thoracic and lumbar epidural blocks are routinely used to provide postoperative analgesia for major…

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