Effects of intravenous prostaglandin E1 on pain and body temperature in patients with post-herpetic neuralgiaAkifumi Kanai
Department of Anaesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1 15 1 Kitasato, Sagamihara 228 8555, Japan
Pain Med 11:609-16. 2010
..Here, we examined the effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE), which improves blood circulation, on pain and body temperature in patients with PHN...
- Sumatriptan alleviates pain in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
Clin J Pain 22:677-80. 2006
..The present study examined the effectiveness of a 5-HT1A/1B/1D receptor agonist, sumatriptan, on pain relief in patients with trigeminal neuralgia...
- Effectiveness of prostaglandin E1 for the treatment of patients with neuropathic pain following herpes zoster
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
Pain Med 8:36-40. 2007
..Therefore, we examined the effectiveness of prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)), which has an analgesic effect via improvement of peripheral blood circulation, for patients with PHN...
- Regression of sensory and motor blockade, and analgesia during continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine and fentanyl in comparison with other local anesthetics
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Japan
Pain Med 8:546-53. 2007
..To compare the regression of sensory and motor blockade, and the analgesia during continuous epidural infusion between ropivacaine and other local anesthetics...
- Comparison of analgesia induced by continuous epidural infusion of plain 1% lidocaine and 1% lidocaine prepared by dilution of 2% lidocaine with the same volume of saline
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
J Clin Anesth 19:534-8. 2007
..To compare the extent of sensory block induced by continuous epidural infusion of plain 1% lidocaine and 2% lidocaine diluted with saline to 1% lidocaine...
- Treatment of lumbar disk herniation by percutaneous intradiscal high-pressure injection of saline
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Pain Med 10:76-84. 2009
..We evaluated the effectiveness of this new therapy for patients with refractory lumbar herniation...
- The analgesic effect of a metered-dose 8% lidocaine pump spray in posttraumatic peripheral neuropathy: a pilot study
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1 15 1 Kitasato, Sagamihara 228 8555, Japan
Anesth Analg 108:987-91. 2009
..Here, we examined the effect of 8% lidocaine pump spray (Xylocaine pump spray, XPS) on peripheral neuropathic pain caused by surgery or injury...
- Efficacy of a metered-dose 8% lidocaine pump spray for patients with post-herpetic neuralgia
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Pain Med 10:902-9. 2009
..Here, we examined the efficacy of 8% lidocaine pump spray (Xylocaine pump spray, XPS) for PHN...
- Comparison of cutaneous anesthetic effect of 8% lidocaine spray with lidocaine patch using current perception threshold test
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Pain Med 11:472-5. 2010
..A metered-dose lidocaine pump spray could be used to produce cutaneous topical anesthesia. In this study, we compared the anesthesia between the spray and the patch...
- Lidocaine eye drops attenuate pain associated with ophthalmic postherpetic neuralgia
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Anesth Analg 110:1457-60. 2010
..Herein, we examined the effect of LDC 4% eye drops on ophthalmic PHN pain...
- Intranasal lidocaine 8% spray for second-division trigeminal neuralgia
A Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1 15 1 Kitasato, Sagamihara 228 8555, Japan
Br J Anaesth 97:559-63. 2006
..We examined the effectiveness of intranasal lidocaine 8% spray on paroxysmal pain in second-division trigeminal neuralgia...
- A comparison of epidural blockade produced by plain 1% lidocaine and 1% lidocaine prepared by dilution of 2% lidocaine with the same volume of saline
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Japan
Anesth Analg 102:1851-5. 2006
..We conclude that 2% lidocaine diluted with the same volume of saline produces less potent epidural blockade than commercially prepared plain 1% lidocaine...
- Rapid injection of epidural mepivacaine speeds the onset of nerve blockade
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1 15 1 Kitasato, Sagamihara 228 8555 Japan
Can J Anaesth 52:281-4. 2005
..The optimal rate of injection of mepivacaine has not been determined. We examined whether the speed of epidural infusion of mepivacaine affects the speed of nerve blockade...
- Painful neuropathy alters the effect of gabapentin on sensory neuron excitability in rats
A Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:507-12. 2004
..We therefore investigated the effect of GBP on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons from normal rats and those with painful peripheral nerve injury...
- [Advantage of ropivacaine for postoperative epidural analgesia following leg orthopedic surgery]
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228-8555
Masui 54:8-13. 2005
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- [Postoperative analgesia using continuous lumbar epidural infusion of ropivacaine in comparison with bupivacaine]
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228-8555
Masui 52:832-9. 2003
..0.2 R would be better compared to 0.125 B in continuous epidural infusion for postoperative analgesia due to less systemic toxicity, even though it accompanies a little more intense motor block...
- [Effectiveness of ropivacaine and fentanyl for postoperative epidural analgesia following thoracic surgery]
Asaha Suzuki
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228-8555
Masui 54:2-7. 2005
..CONCLUSIONS: A bolus of 3 ml with continuous 4-6 ml x h(-1) epidural injection of ropivacaine plus a small dose of fentanyl would decrease postoperative pain with stable vital signs in patients after thoracic surgery...
- 8% Lidocaine pump spray relieves pain associated with peripheral blood flow disorders
Asaha Suzuki
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Japan
Clin J Pain 25:107-10. 2009
..It is often difficult to reduce pain associated with peripheral blood flow disorders (PBFD) using standard analgesics. We assessed the analgesic effects of a metered-dose 8% lidocaine in patients with PBFD...
- Sensory blockade of S3 dermatome prevents pain during bladder catheterization
F Asato
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
Can J Anaesth 48:379-82. 2001
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- Low-concentration lidocaine rapidly inhibits axonal transport in cultured mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons
A Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Anesthesiology 95:675-80. 2001
..CONCLUSIONS: Low-concentration lidocaine rapidly inhibits axonal transport and neurite growth via activation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II...
- Subcutaneous sumatriptan for refractory trigeminal neuralgia
Akifumi Kanai
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagmihara 228-8555, Japan
Headache 46:577-82; discussion 583-4. 2006
..9 hours (range: 1-20 hours). CONCLUSIONS: Subcutaneous sumatriptan produced prompt analgesia without serious adverse reactions in patients with trigeminal neuralgia refractory to previous treatment...
- [Masseter muscle rigidity after suxamethonium during induction and postoperative abortive malignant hyperthermia in a patient with esophageal achalasia]
Yuriko Arakawa
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228-8555
Masui 53:287-90. 2004
..8 degrees C concomitantly with the appearance of myoglobinuria suggesting the occurrence of abortive malignant hyperthermia. These symptoms were dissolved by dantrolene administration. He was later proved to be negative with CICR test...
- [Cranial subdural hematoma after inadvertent dural puncture at epidural anesthesia]
Sayano Mori
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara
Masui 54:423-6. 2005
..His condition improved without surgical decompression and was discharged on the 40 th day after the operation. Severe and prolonged PDPH shoud be considered as a warning sign of an intracranial complication...
- [Comparison of propofol LCT and propofol MCT/LCT regarding the injection pain at different sites and the memory]
Akiko Ozawa
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228 8555
Masui 54:1241-6. 2005
..The injection pain is less at the brachial region than the wrist or the hand. Amnesia of pain may be obtained both with propofol MCT/ LCT and propofol LCT...
