To avoid potentially fatal wrong-route neuraxial drug errors, international standard ISO 80369-6 specifying a non-Luer neuraxial connector design was published in 2016. We describe usability studies used in development of…
Fig. 3Needle tip position and epidural contrast spread pattern. After placement of the Tuohy needle in the dorsal epidural space via the ligamentum flavum, 0.5 mL of contrast dye (Iobrix…
Fig. 4Histological analyses of the sciatic nerve. Histological analyses of the immune cell populations in the sciatic nerve, blood-nerve barrier permeability, and axonal staining with representative pictures for each staining.…
OBJECTIVES: To compare pain relief after CT-guided lumbar epidural steroid injections (ESI) using particulate (triamcinolone) and non-particulate (dexamethasone) steroids, and to explore factors affecting the effectiveness of both steroid types.…
BACKGROUND: Cervical epidural injections for treating neck and upper limb pain are performed by 2 methods: transforaminal and interlaminar. Many serious complications caused by inadvertent intravascular injection have been reported…
BACKGROUND: Fluoroscopically-Guided Spinal Injections: Fluoroscopic imaging guidance is frequently used in performing spinal interventional techniques. Reference level standards are a quality improvement tool to help reduce radiation dose and serve…
Introduction: There is no report on the effect of injectate viscosity on epidural distribution for lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections (L-TFESIs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the…
One of the most important goals of palliative medicine and hospice care is pain relief. Although great strides have been made in veterinary analgesia, severe pain, especially at home, is…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Epidural test dose in obstetric patients: As the application of a test dose after epidural catheter insertion in obstetrics has recurrently been associated with serious adverse events…
Hedonic drinking engages a supraspinal inhibition of thermal nociception in adult rats. The taste of sucrose is commonly used to provide pain relief in newborn humans and is innately analgesic…
