Laparoscopy is becoming one of the most common surgical procedures performed on an
outpatient basis. Technical advances in the field of endoscopic surgery, such as the …

Purpose Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients present specific challenges to the anaesthetist.
Both airway management and neuraxial access may prove to he difficult. The trend has …

A randomized, single-blind trial of two spinal anesthetic solutions for outpatient laparoscopy
was conducted to compare intraoperative conditions and postoperative recovery. Thirty …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is useful in surgery
involving the anterolateral thigh. We investigated the accuracy of ultrasound compared …

Background Adductor canal blocks (ACBs) provide effective analgesia following total knee
arthroplasty. We hypothesized that ACB single injection plus intravenous (IV) dexamethasone …

The purpose of this study was to compare postoperative analgesia after foot surgery in
patients anaesthetised either with popliteal sciatic nerve block or ankle block. In a prospective …

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare the recovery characteristics of selective
spinal anesthesia (SSA) and desflurane anesthesia (DES) in outpatient gynecological …

We performed a double-blind, controlled trial to determine the optimal dose of intrathecal
fentanyl in small-dose hypobaric lidocaine spinal anesthesia for outpatient laparoscopy. Sixty-…

Superior laryngeal nerve block is a valuable technique for provision of upper airway
anesthesia. In bilateral scans of 20 volunteers, we developed a technique for ultrasonographic …

Purpose To compare the efficacy of ropivacaine 7.5 mg·ml −1 with bupivacaine 5.0 mg·ml −1
for subclavian perivascular brachial plexus block. Methods After informed consent, 104 …