Introduction: Hemodialysis through creation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an established surgical procedure for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Anesthetic methods management for this surgery should deal with different risk factors such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes. Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA) or Bier block anesthesia as an option for AVF...

UNLABELLED One thousand questionnaires concerning the techniques and complications of intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) were sent to 900 American and 100 Canadian anesthesiologists. Of the 321 respondents, 86% perform IVRA regularly. A wide variation in device-related and clinical aspects was found, ranging from acceptable to falling outside published guidelines. Anesthesiologists perform ...

introduction: hemodialysis through creation of arteriovenous fistula (avf) is an established surgical procedure for patients with end stage renal disease (esrd). anesthetic methods management for this surgery should deal with different risk factors such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes. intravenous regional anesthesia (ivra) or bier block anesthesia as an option for avf crea...

conclusions this study showed that a pneumatic arm tourniquet as an adjunct to ivra provides acceptable analgesia following the deflation of the double- cuff tourniquet for relieving surgical pain. results the mean operation time after the deflation of the double-cuff tourniquet was 20.12 ± 6.1 minutes. moreover, the mean nrs for the post-deflation time was insignificant (nrs = 2), and only one...

A straightforward and efficient anesthetic approach for hand forearm surgery is intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA), often known as the Bier Block. Dr. August developed this method in 1908, it offers total well a bloodless operating room. Historically, local has been contained surgical field created by using an upper arm tourniquet. Major issues following IVRA with tourniquet are uncommon, a...

The medical field has undergone many changes since the start of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. In small- and medium-sized hospitals that lack negative pressure facilities for operating rooms, it is impossible to operate on patients infected with COVID-19. As a result, requiring emergency surgery experience serious complications or die. authors performed intravenous regional anesthe...

BACKGROUND Levobupivacaine, a long acting, amino-amide, local anesthetic, may offer advantages over lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). The objective of this investigation was to compare levobupivacaine to lidocaine for IVRA. METHODS After institutional review board approval and informed consent, eight unpremedicated male American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II volu...

BACKGROUND The lidocaine derivative, QX-314, produces long-lasting regional anesthesia in various animal models. We designed this study to examine whether QX-314 could produce long-lasting intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) in a rat model. METHODS IVRA was performed on tail of rats. EC50 (median effective concentration) of QX-314 in IVRA was determined by up-and-down method. IVRA on tail ...

BACKGROUND Clonidine has been added to local anesthetic regimens for various peripheral nerve blocks, resulting in prolonged anesthesia and analgesia. The authors postulated that using clonidine as a component of intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) would enhance postoperative analgesia. METHODS Forty-five patients undergoing ambulatory hand surgery received IVRA with lidocaine, 0.5%, and w...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) for upper limb surgeries with traditional high dose of lidocaine can lead to life threatening side effects. In order to avoid these potential life threatening side effects, many modified techniques of IVRA have been attempted by using a low dose of lidocaine, muscle relaxant and opioid. METHOD The present study is carried out in ...