NYSORA 5th annual symposium on
regional anesthesia and pain management

3-D Ultrasound Ass isted Popliteal Catheter Placement

Steven R. Clendenen, M.D., Neil G. Feinglass, M.D., Roy Greengrass, M. D.

Topic: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Types 1 And 2

Majid Saleem, MD; Rehan Memon, MD; Ahmed Ghaleb, MD; Carmelita Pablo, MD

University of Arkansas for Med. Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Creatinine Clearance Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Implications for Renally Excreted Drugs

Genevieve D’souza, M.B.B.S., Eugene R. Viscusi, M.D., Javad Parvizi, M.D., Kishor Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H.

Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Use Of Dexmedetomidine As An Adjuvant To Regional Anesthesia In A Rare Case Of Adult Tay-Sachs Disease: A Case Report

Dina Soliman, M.D, Rohit Rahangdale, MD, Kate Harrington, MD,
Teresa Roberts, MD, Khalid Athar, MD, David Trimble MD, Milad  Nazemzadeh, MS IV, Adrian Valesano, MS IV, Siavash Fouladian, MS IV,James  Graeter, MD
 
Department of Anesthesiology and  Critical Care Medicine,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
George Washington  University Medical Center, George Washington University
School of Medicine,  Washington, DC

Selective Spinal Anesthesia (Ssa) In Transrectal Ultrasound (Trus)- Guided Prostate Biopsy

Petchara Sundarathiti, Chomchaba Sirinan,  Wannipa Sithamwilai

Department of Anesthesiology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine,
Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

David T. Raphael, MD, PhD;^a Changhuei Yang, PhD;^b Jigang Wu, MS;^b Yaoping Zhang, MD;^a Nancy Tresser, MD;^c Linda Rever, MD^a

^aDepartment of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033;

^bDepartment of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125;

^cImalux Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Comparative Study of Premedication with Parecoxib Sodium and Ketorolac for Prevention of Postoperative Pain in short Obstetrical and Gynecological Surgery

Anurag Johri, MBBSDA*; Ashutosh Bhardwaj, MBBSMD; Rashid M. Khan, MD; Mohammad Maroof, M.D., FRCA; S. Kazmi, MD

Anaesthesiology, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, India and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Intermittent versus Continuous Epidural Infusion on Progress of Labor –Which One is Preferred?
 
AnuragJohri*MD, DA; Ashutosh Bharadwaj MD; M Maroof MD

Department of Anaeathesiology,J.N.Medical College ,Aligarh India and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

SC Kettner¹, U Oberndorfer¹, P Marhofer¹, A Bösenberg², H Willschke¹, S Kapral¹

¹Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Austria
²Department of Anaesthesia, University Cape Town, Red Cross Children Hospital, South Africa

Ultrasound Guided Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy

Reg Edward

Department of Anaesthesia, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

Brief Report: Use of a Standoff Device to Improve Ultrasound Imaging for Regional Anesthesia

Matthew S. Abrahams MD, Eric P. Wilkens MD, Anthony R. Brown MD

Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology: New York, New York USA

The Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Neurologic Sequelae Following 1,273 Consecutive Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Robert Doty Jr., M.D., Alina Brodskaia, M.D., Mark C. Kendall, M.D., Robert J. McCarthy, Pharm D.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Can Intrathecal Opioids Benefit Adolescent Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF)?

Montgomery, Christopher MD, MS, Singhal, Manuj MD, Beimesch, Claire BA, Iwinski, Henry MD, Walker, Janet MD, Talwalkar, Vishwas MD, Milbrandt, Todd MD, MS

Departments of Anesthesia and Orthopedics, Shriners Hospital for Children, Lexington, KY, 40502

Evaluation Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Three Different Approaches To The Brachial Plexus Block – The Vertical Infraclavicular, The Axillary And The Coracoid Technique – Using A Nerve Stimulator In The Upper Limb Surgery
 
B.Fyntanidou¹, P.Ioannou², M.Kyparissa¹, G.Georgiadis²

¹ :1st  Department of Anaesthesiology, “G.Papanikolaou” Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² :2nd Department of Anaesthesiology, “G.Papanikolaou” Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Electrical Stimulation of the Epidural Space Using a Catheter with a Removable Stylet

Roshanak Charghi, MD, FRCPC ¹
Sher Yi Chan, MBBS, Mmed ²
Kenneth J Kardash, MD, FRCPC ¹
Roderick J Finlayson, MD, FRCPC ²
De QH Tran, MD, FRCPC ²

(1) Jewish General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia
(2) Montreal General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Use of Local Anaesthetic Infiltration of Suture Lines in Upper Abdominal Surgery

Anurag Johri, M.B.B.S..DA, Ashutosh Bhardwaj, M.B.B.S.M.D Praveen Maheshwari, M.D.. , Rashid M. Khan, M.D. Mohammad Maroof, M.D., F.R.C.A.

Anaesthesiology, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, India and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

An Audit of Ultrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Surgery

C.N.Prasad (SHO, anaesthetics)*, Rafael Blanco (Consultant Anaesthetist) **

* Department of Anaesthesia, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospital,
**Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, Lewisham

Analgesia for Knee Replacement Surgery with Femoral Nerve Infusions of Fentanyl or Ropivacaine

John Basile, MD, David Clendenin, MD, Jonathan Dreier, MD, Thomas Bernasek, MD,
Kenneth Gustke, MD, Vimal Shah, MD, Chrystal D. Price, MS,
Enrico M. Camporesi, MD, Devanand Mangar, MD

Department of Anesthesiology
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Comparison of 1% Lidocaine Intrathecally with 1% Lidocaine Infiltration in Hydrocele Surgeries

Praveen Maheshwari M.D., Parul M.B.B.S., V.Arora M.D., H.Usmani M.D.

Anesthesiology, J.N. Medical College Hospital, A.M.University, Aligarh, India

A Comparison of Single Shot Epidural Methylprednisolone with Epidural Methylprednisolone and Midazolam for Relief of Pain Secondary to Herpes Zoster

Praveen Maheshwari MD, H Usmani MD, M Alam MD, Parul MBBS

Efficacy of Epidural Triamcinolone and Methylprednisolone in Low Back Pain with Sciatica

Praveen Maheshwari M.D., Kiran Kumar M.D., Anurag Johri D.A., Parul M.B.B.S.

Anesthesiology, J N Medical College Hospital, AM University, Aligarh, India

Combination of Nerve Stimulation, Ultrasound Imaging and Injection Pressure Monitoring May Increase Accuracy and Safety of Peripheral Nerve Blockade

Christopher Robards, MD; Daquan Xu, MD, MPH; Takashige Iwata, MD; Lakshmanasamy Somasundaram, MD; Richard Claudio BS; Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals
Columbia University School of Medicine
New York, New York

Objective Monitoring Of Injection Pressure During Nerve Block Injections

Lakshmanasamy Somasundaram, MD; Takashige Iwata, MD; Christopher Robards, MD; Richard Claudio, BS; Kamil Flisinski, BS^©; Marina Yufa, MD

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, NY

Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Spinal and General Anesthesia Result in Similar OR Time-Efficiency in Outpatients Undergoing Knee Arthroscopy

Wong Chi, MD; Bonnie Deschner, MD; Paul Hobeika, MD; Lakshmanasamy Somasundaram, MD; Takashige Iwata, MD; Kamil Flisinski, BS^©; Richard Claudio, BS

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Center, New York, NY