NYSORA 2009 Annual Symposium Scientific Abstract Submissions and Winners

Thank you to all of the participants who submitted abstracts to The 2009 NYSORA Annual Symposium in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

FIRST PLACE:

EVALUATION OF ED99 VOLUMES OF LOCAL
ANAESTHETIC FOR SCIATIC NERVE BLOCKADE
Daniela Latzke (presenting author), Stephan Kettner, Markus Zeitlinger and Peter Marhofer
 Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia,
Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna,
Austria; daniela.latzke@meduniwien.ac.at

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SECOND PLACE:

Randomised trial of a modified technique of IVRA
using a temporary mid forearm tourniquet
S.Fletcher, S.Varma, M.Hulgur, E.Graves
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UK

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THIRD PLACE:

Presumed levobupivacaine-induced cardiac toxicity following psoas compartment block
treated with Intralipid
R.Mittal, MBBS, Z. A. Daoud, FRCA
Department of Anaesthesia, Darlington Memorial Hospital Darlington, DL3 6HX, U.K.
Corresponding author’s address:
Z. A. Daoud, FRCA, Department of Anaesthesia, Darlington Memorial Hospital Darlington,
DL3 6HX, E-mail: zaher.daoud@cddft.nhs.uk

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF LAST NAME OF CORRESPONDING AUTHOR)

The efficacy of ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block in
patient undergoing hysterectomy
1Abdulkadir ATIM MD, 1Ferruh BILGIN MD, 1Oguz Kılıckaya MD, 2Ibrahim Alanbay MD,
1Ercan KURT MD.
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GATA)
Ankara/ Turkey
2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GATA)
Ankara/ Turkey

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Post-operatory analgesia with lumbar continuous block in
femur fractured patients over seventy years old. A
randomized study.
Compagnone C, Trombi G, Ferrari L, Davoli M, Pellicioti F, Concconcelli C§, Rullo K§, Pistilli A
*Anesthesia Deparment, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
#Geriatric Deparment, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
§Physical Rehabilitation Deparment, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

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Key Drivers of “Excellent” Quality of Care in an Academic Pain Clinic

Cornidez EGa, Trentman TLb, Seamans DPc, Rosenfeld DMd, Wilshusen LLe

Mayo Clinic, Arizona

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Ultrasound Imaging for Spinal Anesthesia
Gnaho A MD, Nguyen V MD, Ould-Ahmed M MD, Marret E MD, PhD, Gentilli MD MD, PhD

* Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care HIA Brest 29200, France
§ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care University Hospital Tenon, 75020 Paris, France
¥ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care CHP Saint-Grégoire 35760 Saint-Grégoire, France

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COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF POPLITEAL BLOCK AND ANKLE
BLOCK IN COMPLEX DAY-CASE FOREFOOT PROCEDURES
Dr Marco La Malfa MD, Consultant Anaesthetist
Kidderminster Treatment Centre, Kidderminster, UK

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PCA MORPHINE VS SPINAL ANAESTHETICS WITH OPPIOIDS
COMBINATION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER JOINT REPLACEMENT
SURGERY
Dr Marco La Malfa MD, Consultant Anaesthetist
Kidderminster Treatment Centre, Kidderminster, UK

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Assessment of Volume and needle position to minimize false-positive lumbar
sympathetic test block
Authors: Gabriela R Lauretti, MD, MSc, Associate Prof of Anesthesia and Pain
Management; Alexandre Pacchioni, MD, Postgraduate Student; Anita L Mattos, MD,
MSc, PhD.
Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Epiduroscopy alleviates pain and reduces sensory nerve dysfunction in Patients with chronic
sciatica
Tetsuya Sakai, Ph.D, MD and Koji Sumikawa, Ph. D, MD, Anesthesiology, Nagasaki
University School of Medicine, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan

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Benchmarking local management of carotid endarterectomy patients against the GALA Trial
Vyacheslav Seppi MBBS, MSc, FRCA, Ryan Campbell, MB ChB, FCARCSI, Paul Jameson MB
ChB, FRCA
Department Of Anaesthesia, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Chester, United
Kingdom

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A TOTAL SPINAL ANESTHESTIC AFTER AN ATTEMPTED INTERSCALENE BLOCK AT AN
OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTER
S.V. Shenoy, M.D. and A.J. Haas, M.D.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

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UNTITLED

AUTHORS: V. I. Shick1, F. Anthikad, J. E. Chelly, A. Ben-Ari;
AFFILIATION: Department of Anesthesiology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
Contact: 1. shickv@upmc.edu

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What is the effective dose of preemptive ketamine that reduces postoperative pain and/or opioid
requirements in adult surgical patients?

Megan Thompson, SRNA - Gina Kasinger, SRNA - Gina Kasinger, SRNA - Cheryl Johnson, MSN, CRNA

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