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Ropivacaine versus lidocaine for deep-topical, nerve-block anaesthesia in cataract surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trialBakiye Ugur
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 35:148-51. 2007..To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ropivacaine versus lidocaine for deep-topical, nerve-block anaesthesia in cataract surgery...
A single-surgeon randomized trial comparing three composite meshes on chronic pain after Lichtenstein hernia repair in local anesthesiaH Paajanen
Department of General Surgery, The Central Hospital of Mikkeli, Porrassalmenkatu 35 37, 50100 Mikkeli, Finland
Hernia 11:335-9. 2007..Chronic pain may be a long-term problem related to operative trauma and mesh material in Lichtenstein hernioplasty...
Percutaneous cryoablation of small pulmonary malignant tumors under computed tomographic guidance with local anesthesia for nonsurgical candidatesMasafumi Kawamura
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:1007-13. 2006..Cryoablation of pulmonary metastases might be a useful therapy for nonsurgical candidates...
Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy using local anesthesia with intravenous sedation and targeted approachesMaisie L Shindo
SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:381-7. 2008Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) is generally performed under general anesthesia. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of MIP performed under intravenous sedation with local anesthesia.
Impact of general versus local anesthesia on early postoperative cognitive dysfunction following carotid endarterectomy: GALA Study Subgroup AnalysisChristian Friedrich Weber
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
World J Surg 33:1526-32. 2009..Therefore, we performed a subgroup analysis of the multicenter GALA study...
A meta-analysis of local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostateH Y Tiong
Department of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 10:127-36. 2007....
Tetrodotoxin for prolonged local anesthesia with minimal myotoxicityRobert F Padera
Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Muscle Nerve 34:747-53. 2006..Epinephrine did not worsen TTX's relatively minimal cytotoxicity. Tetrodotoxin may thus be useful in producing prolonged nerve block with minimal myotoxicity and perhaps neurotoxicity...
Dexmedetomidine during local anesthesiaMahmoud I M Abdalla
Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
J Anesth 20:54-6. 2006..The study revealed that dexmedetomidine in the studied dose has a sedative effect, provides safe control of heart rate and blood pressure, and also decreases intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery under local anesthesia.
Inguinal versus subinguinal varicocele vein ligation using magnifying loupe under local anesthesia: which technique is preferable in clinical practice?Paolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Urology 66:1075-9. 2005..To compare the intraoperative results of inguinal versus subinguinal varicocelectomy using magnifying loupe, in terms of vein ligation and arterial preservation, recurrence rate, and patient tolerability...
An ambulatory surgical procedure under local anesthesia for treatment of female urinary incontinenceU Ulmsten
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala University, Sweden
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 7:81-5; discussion 85-6. 1996..modified intravaginal slingplasty for the surgical treatment of female stress incontinence, carried out under local anesthesia as a day procedure...
Neuromonitoring of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve during minimally invasive thyroid surgery under local anesthesia: a prospective study of 10 patientsWilliam B Inabnet
Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Laryngoscope 119:597-601. 2009..This study aims to assess feasibility and efficacy of a novel technique of neuromonitoring of the EBSLN under local anesthesia during minimally invasive thyroidectomy...
Postoperative internal carotid artery restenosis after local anesthesia: presence of risk factors versus intraoperative shuntNarcis Hudorovic
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Vinogradska 29, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 11:182-4. 2010..At the same time local anesthesia reduced the shunt insertion rate...
[Influence of local anesthesia and energy level on the clinical outcome of extracorporeal shock wave-treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis]G Labek
Orthopädische Abteilung, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Linz, Osterreich
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 143:240-6. 2005The efficacy of low energy extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) for chronic plantar fasciitis is discussed controversially. It is unclear whether the simultaneous application of local anesthesia (LA) interferes with clinical outcome.
Simple harmonic scalpel hemorrhoidectomy utilizing local anesthesia combined with intravenous sedation: a safe and rapid alternative to conventional hemorrhoidectomyLiam A Haveran
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Int J Colorectal Dis 22:801-6. 2007..There was a trend toward performing hemorrhoid surgery as an ambulatory procedure using local anesthesia supplemented with intravenous sedation...
Needle and trocar injuries in diagnostic laparoscopy under local anesthesia: what is the true incidence of these complications?Rocco Orlando
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 13:181-4. 2003..Simply reporting complications as major or minor on the basis of the follow-up does not allow laparoscopists to understand their true incidence completely...
Ureteroscopic removal of mildly migrated stents using local anesthesia onlyKostantinos E Livadas
Second Department of Urology, Athens Medical School, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens, Greece
J Urol 178:1998-2001. 2007..In the outpatient office setting we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of ureteroscopic removal of upward migrated ureteral stents using local or no anesthesia...
Complications and limitations related to periprostatic local anesthesia before TRUS-guided prostate biopsyAhmet T Turgut
Department of Radiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06590, Turkey
J Clin Ultrasound 36:67-71. 2008..To assess the frequency of complications specifically related to local anesthetic infiltration prior to transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy...
Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation using a Tenckhoff trocar under local anesthesia with nitrous oxide gas insufflationAmir Keshvari
Department of Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Am J Surg 197:8-13. 2009..The ability to perform laparoscopy with the patient under local anesthesia allows renal failure patients, who ordinarily might not be considered candidates for general anesthesia, an ..
Effect of ketoprofen, lidocaine local anesthesia, and combined xylazine and lidocaine caudal epidural anesthesia during castration of beef cattle on stress responses, immunity, growth, and behaviorS T L Ting
Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
J Anim Sci 81:1281-93. 2003To determine the effects of burdizzo castration alone or in combination with ketoprofen (K), local anesthesia (LA), or caudal epidural anesthesia (EPI) on plasma cortisol, acute-phase proteins, interferon-gamma production, growth, and ..
Efficacy of tumescent local anesthesia with variable lidocaine concentration in 3430 consecutive cases of liposuctionLouis Habbema
Medisch Centrum t Gooi, Bussum, and Erasmus MC Department of Dermatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Am Acad Dermatol 62:988-94. 2010Lidocaine toxicity is a potential complication related to using tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) as the exclusive form of pain management in surgical procedures.
The quaternary lidocaine derivative, QX-314, produces long-lasting local anesthesia in animal models in vivoTony K Y Lim
Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada
Anesthesiology 107:305-11. 2007..However, several reports document that extracellular QX-314 application affects action potentials. Hence, the authors tested the hypothesis that QX-314 could produce local anesthesia in animal models in vivo.
Micro-orifice metabolic/bariatric surgery under IV sedation/local anesthesia: porcine feasibility studyHenry Buchwald
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 290, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Obes Surg 20:500-5. 2010..approach has certain disadvantages that can be avoided by a technique for abdominal access via a micro-orifice incision under intravenous (IV) sedation/local anesthesia, without general anesthesia, insufflation, and intubation.
The use of local anesthesia with N-DO injector (Physion) for transurethral resection (TUR) of bladder tumors and bladder mapping: preliminary results and cost-effectiveness analysisMaurizio A Brausi
Department of Urology, AUSL Modena, Modena, Italy
Eur Urol 52:1407-11. 2007We evaluated feasibility of TUR of Ta-T1 TCC of the bladder or bladder mapping under local anesthesia using a Physion endoinjector to see if correct tumor staging was possible, to check patient tolerability, and to analyze cost-..
Local anesthesia for transurethral manipulations: is a transrectal periprostatic nerve block effective?Michael Muntener
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
World J Urol 23:349-52. 2005..The mean pain score was 3.4 in group 1 and 3.9 in group 2. This difference was not statistically significant. We conclude that nerve block does not seem to reduce the pain associated with transurethral manipulations...
Local anesthesia during 10 core biopsy of the prostate: comparison of 2 methodsKazuaki Mutaguchi
Division of Frontier Medical Science, Department of Urology, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
J Urol 173:742-5. 2005We investigated the effectiveness of a new method, intraprostatic administration of local anesthesia vs traditional periprostatic injection for decreasing the discomfort caused by transrectal ultrasound guided, 10 core biopsy of the ..
Local anesthesia use for laparoscopic cholecystectomyAydin Inan
Department of General Surgery, Fatih University School of Medicine, Fatih Universitesi Hastanesi, , Bestepe, Emek, 06510, Ankara, Turkey
World J Surg 28:741-4. 2004This study aimed to investigate the effects and timing of local anesthesia during laparoscopic surgery in terms of postoperative pain, nausea, and the need for opioids and antiemetics...
Effects of ring castration with local anesthesia and analgesia in Holstein calves at 3 months of age on welfare indicatorsS Marti
Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries IRTA, and Animal Nutrition, Management, and Welfare Research Group, Torre Marimon, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain
J Anim Sci 88:2789-96. 2010..Castration was performed with local anesthesia (2% lidocaine, 3 mL in each testis and 2 mL in the scrotum) and analgesia (flunixin meglumine, ..
Comparison of different local anesthesia techniques during TRUS-guided biopsies: a prospective pilot studySergey Kravchick
Department of Urology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
Urology 65:109-13. 2005To introduce two forms of anesthesia and compare them with standard local anesthesia techniques.
Outpatient varicocelectomy performed under local anesthesiaGeng Long Hsu
Microsurgical Potency Reconstruction and Research Center, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, 424, Pa Te Road, Sec 2, Taipei 105, Taiwan, China
Asian J Androl 7:439-44. 2005To report a series of varicocelectomy performed under pure local anesthesia.
Cortical stimulation of language fields under local anesthesia: optimizing removal of brain lesions adjacent to speech areasRobson Luis Oliveira de Amorim
Division of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, Clinics Hospital, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 66:534-8. 2008..We have assessed the safety and effectiveness of craniotomy under local anesthesia and monitored conscious sedation for the resection of lesions involving eloquent language cortex.
Arthroscopic release of the piriformis muscle under local anesthesia for piriformis syndromeAkira Dezawa
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Teikyo, Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
Arthroscopy 19:554-7. 2003..This technique is useful for reducing postoperative pain and allows early return to activity...
Local anesthesia with 20-mL prilocaine infiltration: the ultimate point for analgesia during shockwave lithotripsy?Erdal Yilmaz
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey
J Endourol 22:883-7. 2008..The effectiveness of 10 mL and 20 mL local prilocaine infiltration for analgesic purposes during shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) was compared, and the differences in pain intensity and need for additional analgesics were defined...
Local anesthesia before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy: comparison of 2 methods in a prospective, randomized clinical trialStéphane Mallick
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, France
J Urol 171:730-3. 2004..We compared the analgesic efficacy of the rectal administration of lidocaine gel and lidocaine periprostatic infiltration prior to transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic biopsies...
Current trends in local anesthesia in cosmetic plastic surgery of the head and neck: results of a German national survey and observations on the use of ropivacaineTobias Koeppe
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Plast Reconstr Surg 115:1723-30. 2005..in the use of local anesthetics in cosmetic head and neck surgery and to compare the results with the novel local anesthesia technique used in the authors' department over the past 2 years...
A simplified endoscopic third ventriculostomy under local anesthesiaP L Longatti
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Minim Invasive Neurosurg 47:90-2. 2004..From September 1994 to December 2001, 24 neuroendoscopic procedures were performed under local anesthesia. Local infiltration was administered using a bupivacaine and lidocaine mixture...
Renal capsular block: a novel method for performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy under local anesthesiaD Dalela
Department of Urology, CSM Medical University, Upgraded King George's Medical College, Lucknow (UP, India
J Endourol 18:544-6. 2004..We evolved a technique to block renal capsular sensations by infiltration of lignocaine (lidocaine) at the site of renal entry, permitting the procedure to be done with local anesthesia.
Advanced techniques and armamentarium for dental local anesthesiaTaylor M Clark
Dental Anesthesiology Residency Program, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1668, USA
Dent Clin North Am 54:757-68. 2010..Supplementary IO anesthesia is particularly suited for providing effective pain control of teeth diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis...
Radio-guided minimally invasive parathyroidectomy under local anesthesiaAssim Alfadda
Department of Internal Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
West Afr J Med 25:134-7. 2006..morbidity, we reported our experience with radio-guided minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (RMIP) under local anesthesia. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was carried out to study 55 consecutive patients, in an adult ..
Comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening before manual vacuum aspiration of first trimester pregnancy under local anesthesia: a randomized placebo-controlled studyLeyla Cakir
Family Planning Clinic, SSK (Social Security Organization) Maternity and Women's Health Training Hospital, 06010 Ankara, Turkey
Contraception 71:337-42. 2005..mug vaginal misoprostol administration for cervical priming 3 h prior to manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) under local anesthesia for voluntary termination of pregnancy before 10 weeks of gestation in comparison with placebo oral or ..
Is periprostatic local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy associated with increased infectious or hemorrhagic complications? A prospective randomized trialCan Obek
Department of Urology, University of Istanbul Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
J Urol 168:558-61. 2002Periprostatic local anesthesia for prostate biopsy requires 2 or more extra needle punctures and injection of the local anesthetic through the highly colonized rectum...
A randomized, controlled trial of the reciprocating procedure device for local anesthesiaSharon E Nunez
Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
J Emerg Med 35:119-25. 2008..new reciprocating procedure device (RPD) is superior to the conventional syringe for the administration of local anesthesia. There were 209 local lidocaine anesthesia procedures randomized between the RDP and the conventional syringe...
[Temporary suppression of tremor by remifentanil in a patient with Parkinson's disease during cataract extraction under local anesthesia]W Böhmdorfer
Abteilung für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, KA Rudolfstiftung Wien, Austria
Anaesthesist 52:795-7. 2003..A patient with Parkinson's disease refused both anti-Parkinson medication and general anaesthesia. Low dose remifentanil infusion suppressed her otherwise severe tremor, and the operation was performed uneventfully under local anaesthesia...
Effect of local anesthesia on trabeculectomy successNoa Geffen
Ophthalmology Department, University Health Network
J Glaucoma 17:658-61. 2008..To compare the long-term results of trabeculectomy surgery with subconjunctival anesthesia versus topical lidocaine 2% jelly...
Local anesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery employing small volumes of epinephrine-containing solutions of lidocaine produces profound hypotensionJ J Yang
Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49:1471-6. 2005..05). CONCLUSION: Local infiltration of low-dose epinephrine causes temporary significant hemodynamic changes particularly a marked decrease in BP during FESS under general anesthesia...
Better short-term outcomes with the U-method compared with the Hammock technique for the implantation of the TVT-SECUR under local anesthesiaLouis Olivier Gagnon
Service d Urologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke CHUS, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Urology 75:1060-4. 2010To observe the satisfaction of local anesthesia during the implantation of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)-SECUR (Gynecare, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, using questionnaires completed by ..
Intraoperative local anesthesia decreases postoperative parenteral opioid requirements for transperitoneal laparoscopic renal and adrenal surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled investigationHerkanwal S Khaira
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0330, USA
J Urol 172:1422-6. 2004PURPOSE: To determine if local anesthesia decreases discomfort following laparoscopic upper retroperitoneal surgery, we performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study in which the port sites and hand assist incision were ..
Lidocaine 2% gel versus lidocaine 4% unpreserved drops for topical anesthesia in cataract surgery: a randomized controlled trialAntonio Bardocci
Divisione Oculistica, Ospedale San Pietro-Fatebenefratelli, Rome, Italy
Ophthalmology 110:144-9. 2003..Lower pain scores do not correlate with intracameral lidocaine levels...
Randomized prospective study of periprostatic local anesthesia during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsyIssac Kaver
Department of Urology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Urology 59:405-8. 2002..We recommend that this procedure be routinely offered to all patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy...
The role of antibiotic prophylaxis on wound infection after mesh hernia repair under local anesthesia on an ambulatory basisAngel Celdrán
Department of General Surgery, Clínica Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Fundación Jiménez Díaz Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Hernia 8:20-2. 2004Mesh prosthesis, local anesthesia, and ambulatory care have been widely introduced in recent decades in the treatment of inguinal hernia. The use of antibiotic prophylaxis during open inguinal hernia repair has been controversial...
Early use of regional and local anesthesia in a combat environment may prevent the development of complex regional pain syndrome in wounded combatantsMichael G Jenson
PETC Research Group, Tulsa, OK 74137, USA
Mil Med 171:396-8. 2006..Standardized early interventions for patients with extremity wounds may prevent the onset of CRPS or at least reduce the severity or duration of the condition...
Prolonged duration local anesthesia with minimal toxicityHila Epstein-Barash
Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:7125-30. 2009..These results suggest that controlled release of STX and similar compounds can provide very prolonged nerve blocks with minimal systemic and local toxicity...
Cardiovascular and sympathetic responses to dental surgery with local anesthesiaY Nakamura
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan
Hypertens Res 24:209-14. 2001..concentrations increased during dental surgery, and peak values of these variables were obtained after local anesthesia and during tooth extraction, respectively. Serum glucose level increased after local anesthesia (control vs...
[A prospective randomized study on inguinal hernia repair according to the Shouldice technique. Benefits of local anesthesia]B Friemert
Chirurgische Abteilung Leitender Arzt Prof Dr H Gerngross, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
Chirurg 71:52-7. 2000The aim of this randomized controlled study was to show whether local anesthesia (LA) leads to a decrease of postoperative pain in inguinal hernia repair in comparison with general anesthesia (AA).
Periprostatic local anesthesia eliminates pain of office-based transrectal prostate biopsyJ S Jones
Urological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 6:53-5. 2003Up to 96% of patient who undergo prostate biopsy report pain. We performed periprostatic local anesthesia injection in an effort to improve patient acceptance of prostate biopsy...
Drainage of liver abscess via laparoscopic trocar with local anesthesiaCuneyt Kayaalp
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 13:121-4. 2003..patient's permission was obtained, a laparoscopic trocar was inserted into the abscess with the patient under local anesthesia in the operating room...
Oral premedication for operations on the face under local anesthesia: a placebo-controlled double-blind trialG M Beer
Clinic for Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Plast Reconstr Surg 108:637-43. 2001Modern strategies for preventing or controlling pain and anxiety demand a premedication for operations using local anesthesia and for those using sedation or general anesthesia...
Local Anesthesia With Monitored Anesthesia Care vs General Anesthesia in Thyroidectomy: A Randomized StudySamuel K Snyder
Department of Surgery, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott and White Clinic and Foundation, Temple, Tex 76508, USA
Arch Surg 141:167-73. 2006..However, recent descriptions of thyroidectomy under local anesthesia claim similar results to thyroidectomy under general anesthesia...
The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unitA P Pecoraro
Department of Laparoscopic Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA
Surg Endosc 15:638-41. 2001..CONCLUSION: We conclude that bedside laparoscopy in the ICU under local anesthesia is a diagnostic and potentially therapeutic tool that can be used safely in the work-up of potential ..
Spinal or local anesthesia in lichtenstein hernia repair: a randomized controlled trialRuben N van Veen
Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Surg 247:428-33. 2008..Well-designed studies in this subject are important because of the gap or discrepancy between available scientific evidence and clinical practice...
Long-term endothelial cell loss after phacoemulsification: peribulbar anesthesia versus intracameral lidocaine 1%: prospective randomized clinical trialTim Heuermann
Department of Ophthalmology, Charite, Faculty of Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
J Cataract Refract Surg 28:639-43. 2002..To evaluate endothelial cell loss after phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation using peribulbar anesthesia or topical anesthesia combined with intracameral unpreserved lidocaine 1%...
Awake thyroidectomy under local anesthesia and dexmedetomidine infusionAnthony R Plunkett
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307, USA
Mil Med 174:100-2. 2009..gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and congestive heart failure undergoing an awake thyroidectomy under local anesthesia and a DEX infusion. The patient was given a loading dose of DEX of 1 mcg/kg and an infusion ranging from 0...
Can local anesthesia be recommended for routine use in elective knee arthroscopy? A comparison between local, spinal, and general anesthesiaE Jacobson
Artro Clinic, S t Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Arthroscopy 16:183-90. 2000b>Local anesthesia (LA) for outpatient knee arthroscopy is not a standard procedure at most hospitals. To evaluate the LA technique for knee arthroscopy on medically healthy patients, this study compared 3 anesthesia techniques...
A randomized trial of outpatient hysteroscopy with and without intrauterine anesthesiaNadia Kabli
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 15:308-10. 2008..To evaluate the amount of pain during office hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy with and without intrauterine anesthesia...
Groin hernia surgery: a systematic reviewC M Cheek
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 80:S1-80. 1998..It is uncertain which method is the best in terms of safety and effectiveness...
A randomized trial comparing local intracervical and combined local and paracervical anesthesia in outpatient hysteroscopyMohammed Al Sunaidi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:153-5. 2007..To compare the amount of pain during and after hysteroscopy using local intracervical and combined local and paracervical anesthesia...
Does local anesthesia decrease pain perception in women undergoing amniocentesis?Michael C Gordon
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wilford Hall United Stated Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:55.e1-4. 2007The null hypothesis is that local anesthesia does not decrease pain perception during amniocentesis.
Optimizing local anesthesia during 10-core biopsy of the prostateM Schostak
Department of Urology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, , Berlin, Germany
Urology 60:253-7. 2002..Patients were prospectively randomized into four groups: no local anesthesia (group 1); anesthetic block of the prostatic plexus (group 2); local anesthesia onto the capsula of the apex (..
Excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoid under local anesthesia: a retrospective evaluation of 340 patientsJohannes Jongen
Proctological Office and Department of Surgical Proctology, Park-Klinik, Kiel, Germany
Dis Colon Rectum 46:1226-31. 2003..rates, symptom recurrence, long-term results, and patient satisfaction after outpatient excision (local anesthesia) of thrombosed external hemorrhoids...
Thermal balloon ablation in myoma-induced menorrhagia under local anesthesiaM E Soysal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pamukkale University Medical Center, Denizli, Turkey
Gynecol Obstet Invest 51:128-33. 2001....
Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery: an anatomical comparison of extraconal and intraconal injectionsJ Ripart
Laboratoire d Anatomie, Faculte de Medecine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nimes, France
Anesthesiology 94:56-62. 2001..The existence of this septum is questioned. The aim of this study was to compare the spread of a colored latex dye injected intraconally or extraconally to simulate both retrobulbar and peribulbar anesthesia...
Efficacy of lidocaine 2% gel in pterygium surgeryH Oksuz
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 83:206-9. 2005..Anaesthesia during pterygium surgery is usually achieved with local injection of anaesthetic medications. The aim of this study was to determine whether lidocaine 2% gel is an effective topical anaesthetic agent for pterygium surgery...
A randomized, double-blind trial of pre-emptive local anesthesia in day-case knee arthroscopyDaniel J Fagan
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Weston General Hospital, Weston Super Mare, North Somerset, England
Arthroscopy 19:50-3. 2003..The study goal was to assess the efficacy of pre-emptive analgesia in a clinical setting...
A comparison of minidose lidocaine-fentanyl spinal anesthesia and local anesthesia/propofol infusion for outpatient knee arthroscopyB Ben-David
Department of Anesthesiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
Anesth Analg 93:319-25, 2nd contents page. 2001..One hundred patients scheduled for outpatient knee arthroscopy were randomized to receive either local anesthesia plus a titrated IV propofol infusion (LA/PI) or SAB(MLF) using 20 mg lidocaine 0.5% + 20 microg fentanyl...
Interventions for relieving pain associated with panretinal photocoagulation: a prospective randomized trialW-C Wu
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Eye 20:712-9. 2006..Intramuscular injection of ketorolac tromethamine is also not effective in reducing PRP-associated pain...
Sub-Tenon's block with an ultrashort cannulaBartley J McNeela
Department of Ophthalmology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
J Cataract Refract Surg 30:858-62. 2004..To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an orbital block using an ultrashort, wide-bore blunt metal cannula to inject local anesthetic agents into the anterior sub-Tenon's space...
Anesthetic efficacy of the Gow-Gates injection and maxillary infiltration with articaine and lidocaine for irreversible pulpitisMichael G Sherman
Department of Endodontics, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328, USA
J Endod 34:656-9. 2008..1115). AE proved to be as effective but not superior to LE (P > .6002). These results demonstrated the similar anesthetic effectiveness of AE and LE when used during the endodontic treatment of teeth diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis...
Preemptive sub-Tenon's anesthesia for pars plana vitrectomy under general anesthesia: is it effective?John O Mason
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 38:203-8. 2007..To determine whether irrigation of the sub-Tenon's space with anesthetic agents during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) involving general anesthesia decreases postoperative pain, analgesic use, or nausea...
Comparison of sedation requirements for cataract surgery under topical anesthesia or retrobulbar blockB Kuvaki Balkan
Department of Anaesthesiology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir Turkey
Eur J Ophthalmol 14:473-7. 2004....
Is permanent maxillary tooth removal without palatal injection possible?Sina Uckan
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 102:733-5. 2006..The aim of the present study was to demonstrate if articaine HCl could provide palatal anesthesia in maxillary tooth removal without the need for a second palatal injection...
Combined propofol sedation with sub-Tenon's lidocaine/mercaine infusion for strabismus surgery in adultsM Snir
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Unit, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
Eye (Lond) 21:1155-61. 2007..To evaluate the safety and efficacy of propofol sedation combined with sub-Tenon's anaesthesia for strabismus surgery in adults...
Comparison of topical anesthetics (EMLA/Oraqix vs. benzocaine) on pain experienced during palatal needle injectionManal Abu Al-Melh
Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 103:e16-20. 2007..The aim of this study was to compare the topical anesthetic effect of 20% benzocaine gel with 2.5% lidocaine/2.5% prilocaine (L/P) cream and gel on the pain experienced during palatal anesthetic infiltration...
Pulpal anaesthesia for mandibular central incisor teeth: a comparison of infiltration and intraligamentary injectionsJ G Meechan
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Newcastle Dental School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Int Endod J 35:629-34. 2002..This study compared the anaesthetic efficacy of infiltration and intraligamentary injections in the permanent mandibular central incisor...
Articaine and lignocaine efficiency in infiltration anaesthesia: a pilot studyP C Oliveira
Dentistry School of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, , Brazil
Br Dent J 197:45-6; discussion 33. 2004..CONCLUSION: Under the conditions of this study it can be concluded that both anaesthetic solutions showed similar pain experience...
Influence of site preparation methods on the pain reported during palatal infiltration using the Wand Local Anesthetic SystemJames Johnson
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100426, Gainesville, FL 32610-8195, USA
Am J Dent 16:165-9. 2003..The low intensity of reported pain, measured in several different ways, failed to discriminate among the various site preparation methods tested...
Assessing the pain reaction of children receiving periodontal ligament anesthesia using a computerized device (Wand)Diana Ran
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
J Clin Pediatr Dent 27:247-50. 2003The purpose of the study was to compare the reaction of children, who received a local anesthesia to the upper incisors with a conventional buccal infiltration and a periodontal ligament injection (PDLi) with a computerized device (Wand); ..
A comparison of warmed and room-temperature anesthetic for local anesthesia in childrenDiana Ram
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
Pediatr Dent 24:333-6. 2002..A random crossover design was used. Each patient was randomly assigned to receive either a W or a RT local anesthesia on the first visit and the alternate local anesthesia on the second visit...
Local anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery: an audit of patient and surgical experienceH M Knight
Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital, Hampshire, England
Eur J Ophthalmol 11:366-71. 2001..1 (range of 0-1), 97% said they would choose local anaesthesia again. CONCLUSIONS: LA for vitreoretinal surgery is a useful and flexible method of anaesthesia, which has been shown to have excellent patient tolerance...
Usefulness of pre-emptive peribulbar block in pediatric vitreoretinal surgery: a prospective studyRajeshwari Subramaniam
Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Reg Anesth Pain Med 28:43-7. 2003..In this study, we compared peribulbar block with conventional opioid analgesia in children undergoing VR surgery...
A comparison of topical and retrobulbar anesthesia for trabeculectomyNorman A Zabriskie
John A. Moran Eye Center and Department of Anesthesia, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
J Glaucoma 11:306-14. 2002..01), although this did not pose a problem to the surgeon. No surgical complications were encountered in either group. CONCLUSION: Topical anesthesia is a safe and effective alternative to retrobulbar anesthesia for primary trabeculectomy...
Effect of volume used in sub-Tenon's anaesthesia on efficacy and intraocular pressure: a randomized clinical trial of 3 mL versus 5 mLNiall Patton
Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 32:488-91. 2004..To compare the effect of volume used in sub-Tenon's anaesthesia on efficacy and intraocular pressure (IOP)...
Assisted local anaesthesia for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomyJuliette Howden
Sydney Oculoplastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, and University of New South Wales, Liverpool, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 35:256-61. 2007..This study aims to evaluate the safety and patient acceptance of a minimally invasive assisted local anaesthetic technique for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy...
Tetracaine hydrochloride 0.5% versus lidocaine 2% jelly as a topical anesthetic agent in cataract surgery: comparative clinical trialHoward Amiel
J Cataract Refract Surg 33:98-100. 2007..To assess the anesthetic efficacy of tetracaine hydrochloride 0.5% (TetraVisc) versus lidocaine 2% jelly in routine cataract extraction...
[Tetracaine drops versus lidocaine gel for topical anaesthesia in cataract surgery]Stephan Irle
Augenklinik I, Evangelisches und Johanniter-Klinikum Duisburg gGmbH, Duisburg
Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 220:625-8. 2003..CONCLUSION: Both gel anaesthesia and drop anaesthesia are suitable methods for cataract surgery under local anaesthesia. According to patients' assessment, drop anaesthesia with tetracaine is better suited for pain elimination...
Comparative clinical trial of topical anesthetic agents in cataract surgery: lidocaine 2% gel, bupivacaine 0.5% drops, and benoxinate 0.4% dropsMahmoud M Soliman
Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr El Aini Hospital, Cairo University, El Manial, 16 Sherif Street, Cairo 11111, Egypt
J Cataract Refract Surg 30:1716-20. 2004..To assess the efficacy of lidocaine gel, bupivacaine drops, and benoxinate drops as topical anesthetic agents in cataract surgery...
Is intracameral lidocaine really effective in cataract surgery?J O Välimäki
Department of Ophthalmology, Central Hospital of Lahti, Lahti, Finland and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur J Ophthalmol 17:332-5. 2007..To evaluate the usefulness of intracameral lidocaine in cataract surgery under topical anesthesia and especially if the patient wanted intravenous sedation preoperatively...
Topical anesthesia in phacotrabeculectomyJimmy S M Lai
Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
J Glaucoma 11:271-4. 2002..To study the safety and efficacy of topical anesthesia alone, without systemic sedation, in phacotrabeculectomy for cataract and primary open-angle glaucoma...
Lidocaine-assisted xylocaine jelly anesthesia versus one quadrant sub-Tenon infiltration for self-sealing sclerocorneal incision routine phacoemulsificationW Sekundo
Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Eur J Ophthalmol 14:111-6. 2004..To compare the effect of xylocaine jelly and intracameral lidocaine with one quadrant instant sub-Tenon infiltration for self-sealing sclerocorneal phacoemulsification...
Intraoperative local anaesthesia for paediatric postoperative oral surgery pain--a randomized controlled trialP Coulthard
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 35:1114-9. 2006..Reasons may include unfamiliarity with altered orofacial sensation...
The efficacy of retrobulbar block anesthesia only in pars plana vitrectomy and transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomyTaehyung H Lim
Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 39:191-5. 2008..To evaluate the adequacy of retrobulbar block anesthesia only in vitreoretinal surgery...
Intraocular pressure, quality of block, and degree of pain associated with ropivacaine in peribulbar block: a comparative randomized study with bupivacaine-lidocaine mixtureA A Ozcan
Department of Ophthalmology Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
Eur J Ophthalmol 13:794-7. 2003..To compare the effects of ropivacaine and bupivacaine-lidocaine combination on intraocular pressure, quality of block, and degree of postoperative pain in peribulbar block...
Peribulbar anaesthesia for penetrating keratoplasty. A case seriesVinay Agrawal
Dept of Ophthalmology, Clear Vision Eye Center, Bombay, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 50:313-6. 2002..To prospectively analyse the efficacy and safety of peribulbar anaesthesia for penetrating keratoplasty through a noncomparative, consecutive series...
Research Grants
- PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF NERVE BLOCK INJURIESRobert Myers; Fiscal Year: 1991..b>Local anesthesia and the early toxic effects will be distinguished from more slowly developing electrophysiological deficits ..
- NEW DERMAL ANESTHETICSVINCENT CIOFALO; Fiscal Year: 2003..The new compounds offer faster onset of anesthetic activity, deeper local anesthesia, and longer duration of anesthesia than EMLA...
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development AwKelly Young; Fiscal Year: 2004..African-American, and Mexican-American, undergoing painful medical procedures typically done with no or local anesthesia only (e.g...
- TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN BONE MARROW STROMAL CELLSItzhak Fischer; Fiscal Year: 2004..Human MSCs are easy to obtain from a patient under local anesthesia, provide a renewal population and can be used for autologous grafting...
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies Treatment Consort*Claus Roehrborn; Fiscal Year: 2005..the relative efficacy and safety, as well as tolerability of these procedures in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia, and importantly, durability of the initial results over intermediate follow-up periods is lacking...
- Selective targeting of sodium channel blockers to pain-sensing neuronsBruce P Bean; Fiscal Year: 2010..of neurons, thus avoiding the motor paralysis and block of autonomic fibers that occurs with conventional local anesthesia. Besides allowing pain-specific local anesthesia (e.g...
- Selective targeting of sodium channel blockers to pain-sensing neuronsBruce P Bean; Fiscal Year: 2010..of neurons, thus avoiding the motor paralysis and block of autonomic fibers that occurs with conventional local anesthesia. Besides allowing pain-specific local anesthesia (e.g...
- Pediatric Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation Clinical Validation & ImplementationRobert F Labadie; Fiscal Year: 2010..the following six steps: (i) placing three bone-implanted fiducial markers/anchors surrounding the ear under local anesthesia in an out-patient setting, (ii) obtaining a clinically applicable CT scan, (iii) using the CT scan to plan a ..
- Peripheral and Central Mechanism of Pain in Patients with FibromyalgiaRoland Staud; Fiscal Year: 2009..Either way, we will provide evidence that will characterize the role of local anesthesia, placebo analgesia, or both...
- Peripheral and Central Mechanism of Pain in Patients with FibromyalgiaRoland Staud; Fiscal Year: 2007..Either way, we will provide evidence that will characterize the role of local anesthesia, placebo analgesia, or both...
- Peripheral and Central Mechanism of Pain in Patients with FibromyalgiaROLAND M STAUD; Fiscal Year: 2010..Either way, we will provide evidence that will characterize the role of local anesthesia, placebo analgesia, or both...
- DISTRIBUTION AND ULTRASTRUCTURE OF DENTAL INNERVATIONMARGARET BYERS; Fiscal Year: 1993..from single fibers in alveolar nerve to analyze sensory properties of A and C fibers and their response to local anesthesia compared with contralateral control teeth...
- NATURAL HISTORY AND TREATMENT OUTCOME IN BRAIN AVMJP MOHR; Fiscal Year: 2005..on-the-table assessments of cerebral function derived from Behavior Science principles and undertaken with local anesthesia challenges using agents with differential effects on brain white and gray matter...
- EMBRYONIC DOPAMINE CELL IMPLANTS FOR PARKINSONISMCurt Freed; Fiscal Year: 1999..Under local anesthesia, all patients have four burrholes through the forehead...
- PROLONGED DURATION LOCAL ANESTHESIADANIEL KOHANE; Fiscal Year: 2006....
- PROLONGED DURATION LOCAL ANESTHESIADANIEL KOHANE; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- PROLONGED DURATION LOCAL ANESTHESIADANIEL KOHANE; Fiscal Year: 2004..Finally, we will study the effectiveness of prolonged duration local anesthesia in preventing or mitigating the development of pain-related behaviors and the rise in GAP-43 expression ..
- PROLONGED DURATION LOCAL ANESTHESIADaniel S Kohane; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Sodium Channel Expression in Human TeethMichael Henry; Fiscal Year: 2009..from this study will further our knowledge regarding both basic pain mechanisms and the increased occurrence of local anesthesia failures in diseased teeth that can be a major deterrent for utilization of dental care.
