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Case report: limitation of local anesthetic spread during ultrasound-guided interscalene block. Description of an anatomic variant with clinical correlationMatthew S Abrahams
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239 3011, USA
Reg Anesth Pain Med 33:357-9. 2008..The impact of these variations on the performance and outcome of regional anesthetic techniques remains unclear. We discuss possible anatomic explanations and correlation with clinical observations...
Ultrasound guidance compared with electrical neurostimulation for peripheral nerve block: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsM S Abrahams
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Br J Anaesth 102:408-17. 2009..We sought to clarify this issue by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials that have compared these two methods of nerve localization...
Evidence-based medicine: ultrasound guidance for truncal blocksMatthew S Abrahams
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, 97239 3098, USA
Reg Anesth Pain Med 35:S36-42. 2010..Further studies are needed to directly compare US guidance to traditional techniques and to clarify potential benefits and limitations of US guidance for truncal blocks...
Retained stimulating perineural catheters: a report of four casesMatthew S Abrahams
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Reg Anesth Pain Med 36:476-80. 2011..Previous descriptions of difficult catheter removal due to cutting, knotting, or kinking of the catheter have involved inpatients. A series of retained ambulatory interscalene catheters has recently been reported...
