BACKGROUND This study was done to evaluate the effect on pain relief when acetaminophen was added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). METHODS SIXTY PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAND OR FOREARM SURGERY RECEIVED IVRA WERE ASSIGNED TO THREE GROUPS: Group C received 0.5% lidocaine diluted with 0.9% normal saline to a total volume of 40 ml (n = 20), Group P received 0.5% lidocaine dilu...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of adding neostigmine to lidocaine in intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). DESIGN Randomized, double-blinded study. SETTING Tertiary-care academic medical institution. PATIENTS 40 ASA physical status I and II patients scheduled for elective or emergency forearm and hand surgery. INTERVENTION Patients were randomized to two groups of 20 patients ...

Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher AIM: Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is frequently used in patients who will undergo upper extremity surgical operations for its ease of use, rapid effectiveness and short hospitalization period. Different drug combinations have been used to overcome some systemic adverse effects and to increase the postoperative analgesic effectiveness. In o...

BACKGROUND Different adjuvant drugs are currently added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) to decrease tourniquet and postoperative pain. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to examine the effect of nalbuphine when added toIVRA. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. SETTING Assiut University Hospitals. METHODS One hundred-six ...

Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is used in outpatient hand surgery as an easily applicable and cost-effective technique with clinical advantages. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of addition of systemic tramadol or adjunct tramadol to lidocaine for IVRA in patients undergoing hand surgery. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II patients (n = 60) who underwent ...

Intravenous regional anesthesia was used in an adult dog as part of a balanced approach to general anesthesia for amputation of the 4th digit of its right hind limb. It allowed the concentration of isoflurane to be reduced to 0.5%. Resume Anesthesie regionale intraveineuse (bloc de Bier) chez un chien. Une anesthesie regionale intraveineuse a ete utilisee chez un chien adulte comme composante d...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of lornoxicam (L) on sensory and motor block onset time, tourniquet pain, and postoperative analgesia, when added to lidocaine in intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA). METHODS Forty-five patients undergoing hand surgery were randomly and blindly divided into three groups as to receive either i.v. saline and IVRA with lidocaine 0.5%...

BACKGROUND The use of intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is limited by pain resulting from the application of tourniquets and postoperative pain. OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of low-level laser therapy added to IVRA for improving pain related to surgical fixation of distal radius fractures. METHODS The present double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial involved 48...

Background: Ropivacaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) provides prolonged analgesia over lidocaine and have a lower toxicity compared with bupivacaine. To reduce the amount of local anesthetic and to improve the quality of the block additives like opioids are used. Aim: The present study was designed to assess the anesthetic efficacy and post-tourniquet analgesia of adding fentanyl ...