The regional anesthesia literature was quite active in the calendar year 2013. In typical fashion, the literature was composed of articles representing neuraxial analgesia, peripheral nerve blocks, patient outcomes, regional anesthesia adjuvant medications, and patient safety. The goal of this article is to summarize and present the most relevant articles from each of these arenas.
WuYLiuFTangH. The analgesia efficacy of subcostal transversus abdominis plane block compared with thoracic epidural analgesia and intravenous opioid analgesia after radical gastrectomy. Anesth Analg. 2013;117:507-513.
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OnanBOnanISKilickanLSanisogluI. Effects of epidural anesthesia on acute and chronic pain after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Card Surg. 2013;28:248-253.
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StengerMFabrinASchmidtHGreisenJErik MortensenPJakobsenCJ. High thoracic epidural analgesia as an adjunct to general anesthesia is associated with better outcomes in low-to-moderate risk cardiac surgery patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013;27:1301-1309.
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KobayashiRMoriSWakaiK. Paravertebral block via the surgical field versus epidural block for patients undergoing thoracotomy: a randomized clinical trial. Surg Today. 2013;43:963-969.
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DangoSHarrisSOffnerK. Combined paravertebral and intrathecal vs thoracic epidural analgesia for post-thoracotomy pain relief. Br J Anaesth. 2013;110:443-449.
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WinkJWolterbeekRAartsLPKosterSCVersteeghMIVeeringBT. Upper thoracic epidural anesthesia: effects of age on neural blockade and cardiovascular parameters. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013;57:767-775.
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MooreARShanWLHatzakorzianR. Predicting early epidurals: association of maternal, labor, and neonatal characteristics with epidural analgesia initiation at a cervical dilation of 3 cm or less. Local Reg Anesth. 2013;6:25-29.
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HeesenMVandeVeldeMKlöhrSLehbergerJRossaintRStraubeS. Meta-analysis of the success of block following combined spinal-epidural vs epidural analgesia for labour. Anaesthesia. 2014;69:64-71.
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GamblingDBerkowitzJFarrellTRPueAShayD. A randomized controlled comparison of epidural analgesia and combined spinal-epidural analgesia in a private practice setting: pain scores during first and second stages of labor at delivery. Anesth Analg. 2013;116:636-643.
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SahinTBalabanOSahinLSolakMTokerK. A randomized controlled trial of preinsertion ultrasound guidance for spinal anesthesia in pregnancy: outcomes among obese and lean parturients [published online October20, 2013]. J Anesth. doi:10.1007/s00540-013-1726-1.
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FalcãoLFPerezMVde CastroIYamashitaAMTardelliMAAmaralJL. Minimum effective volume of 0.5% bupivacaine with epinephrine in ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block. Br J Anaesth. 2013;110:450-455.
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BowensCJrSripadaR. Regional blockade of the shoulder: approaches and outcomes. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:971963.
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RohrbaughMKentorMLOrebaughSLWilliamsB. Outcomes of shoulder surgery in the sitting position with interscalene block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:28-33.
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KohJLLevinSDChehabELMurphyGS. Neer Award 2012. Cerebral oxygenation in the beach chair position: a prospective study on the effect of general anesthesia compared with regional anesthesia and sedation. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013;22:1325-1331.
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NaderAKendallMCDe OliveiraGSJr. A dose-ranging study of 0.5% bupivacaine or ropivacaine on the success and duration of the ultrasound-guided, nerve-stimulator-assisted sciatic nerve block: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:492-502.
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TahaAMAbd-ElmaksoudAM. Lidocaine use in ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block: what is the minimum effective anaesthetic concentration (MEAC90)?Br J Anaesth. 2013;110:1040-1044.
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AndersenHLGyrnJMøllerLChristensenBZaricD. Continuous saphenous nerve block as supplement to single-dose local infiltration analgesia for postoperative pain management after TKA. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:106-111.
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KwofieMKShastriUDGadsdenJC. The effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength and fall risk: a blinded, randomized trial of volunteers. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:321-325.
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JægerPZaricDFomsgaardJS. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:526-532.
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PerlasAKirkhamKRBillingR. The impact of analgesic modality on early ambulation following total knee arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:334-339.
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KuchálikJGranathBLjunggrenAMagnusonALundinAGuptaA. Postoperative pain relief after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind comparison between intrathecal morphine and local infiltration analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2013;111:793-799.
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FowlerSJChristelisN. High volume local infiltration analgesia compared to peripheral nerve block to hip and knee arthroplasty—what is the evidence?Anaesth Intensive Care. 2013;41:458-462.
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ShariatANHadzicAXuD. Fascia iliaca block for analgesia after hip arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:201-205.
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DuncanCMMoeschlerSMHorlockerTTHanssenADHeblJR. A self-paired comparison of perioperative outcomes before and after implementation of a clinical pathway in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:533-538.
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RussellRABurkeKGattisK. Implementing a regional anesthesia block nurse team in the perianesthesia care unit increases patient safety and perioperative efficiency. J Perianesth Nurs. 2013;28:3-10.
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PugelyAJMartinCTGaoYMendoza-LattesSCallaghanJJ. Differences in short-term complications between spinal and general anesthesia for primary total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013;95:193-199.
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LiuJMaCElkassabanyNFleisherLANeumanMD. Neuraxial anesthesia decreases postoperative systemic infection risk compared with general anesthesia in knee arthroplasty. Anesth Analg. 2013;117:1010-1016.
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WegenerJTvan OoijBvan DijkCN. Long-term pain and functional disability after total knee arthroplasty with and without single-injection or continuous sciatic nerve block in addition to continuous femoral nerve block: a prospective, 1-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:58-63.
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LeslieKMylesPDevereauxP. Neuraxial block, death and serious cardiovascular morbidity in the POISE trial. Br J Anaesth. 2013;111:382-390.
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LeeYCParkSJKimJSChoCH. Effect of tranexamic acid on reducing postoperative blood loss in combined hypotensive epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia for total hip replacement. J Clin Anesth. 2013;25:393-398.
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MillerAGMcKenzieJGreenkyM. Spinal anesthesia: should everyone receive a urinary catheter? A randomized, prospective study of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013;95:1498-1503.
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SiaATLeoSOcampoCE. A randomized comparison of variable-frequency automated mandatory boluses with a basal infusion for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labour and delivery. Anaesthesia. 2013;68:267-275.
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HillegassMGFieldLCStewartSR. The efficacy of automated intermittent boluses for continuous femoral nerve block: a prospective, randomized comparison to continuous infusions. J Clin Anesth. 2013;25:281-288.
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AndreaeMHAndreaeDA. Regional anesthesia to prevent chronic pain after surgery: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2013;111:711-720.
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FeltraccoPBarbieriSRizziS. Perioperative analgesic efficacy and plasma concentrations of S(+)-ketamine in continuous epidural infusion during thoracic surgery. Anesth Analg. 2013;116:1371-1375.
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AbdallahFWAbrishamiABrullR. The facilitatory effects of perineural dexmedetomidine on neuraxial and peripheral nerve block: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2013;117:271-278.
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KohliSKaurMSahooSVajifdarHKohliP. Brachial plexus block: comparison of two different doses of clonidine added to bupivacaine. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2013;29:491-495.
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Pascual-RamírezJGil-TrujilloSAlcantarillaC. Intrathecal magnesium as analgesic adjuvant for spinal anesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Minerva Anestesiol. 2013;79:667-678.
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MorrisonAPHunterJMHalpernSHBanerjeeA. Effect of intrathecal magnesium in the presence or absence of local anesthetic with and without lipophilic opioids: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2013;110:702-712.
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EkmekciPBengisunZKAkanBKazbekBKOzkanKSSuerAH. The effect of magnesium added to levobupivacaine for femoral nerve block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013;21:1119-1124.
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De OliveiraGSJrCastro-AlvesLJKhanJHMcCarthyRJ. Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 2013;119:178-190.
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DesmetMBraemsHReynvoetM. I.V. and perineural dexamethasone are equivalent in increasing the analgesic duration of a single-shot interscalene block with ropivacaine for shoulder surgery: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Br J Anaesth. 2013;111:445-452.
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BarringtonMJKlugerR. Ultrasound guidance reduces the risk of local anesthetic systemic toxicity following peripheral nerve blockade. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:289-297.
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PumbergerMMemtsoudisSGStundnerO. An analysis of the safety of epidural and spinal neuraxial anesthesia in more than 100,000 consecutive major lower extremity joint replacements. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013;38:515-519.
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RosencherNLlauJVMueckWLoeweABerkowitzSDHomeringM. Incidence of neuraxial haematoma after total hip or knee surgery: RECORD programme (rivaroxaban vs. enoxaparin). Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013;57:565-572.
