27th Annual Spring Meeting & Workshops
April 25-28, 2002
Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL

PD-1 New Technique: Combined Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Block by Single Injection
H.F. Gabriel, K. Muthusamy, M. Cooper

PD-2 Post-operative Analgesia for a Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Continuous Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Infusion Catheters
K.K. Muthusamy, H.F. Gabriel, S.T. Fogel

PD-3 Prospective Randomized Study of Continuous Paravertebral Fentanyl-Bupivacaine Infusion for Post-Thoracotomy Pain: (Fenestrated Catheter Versus Ordinary Catheter Techniques)
A.E. Ayad, N.M. Rasmy, M.M. Awad

PD-4 Dual Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Catheters Through Lateral Approach
H.F. Gabriel, K. Muthusamy

PD-5 Electrical Stimulation Technique in Preventing Neurological Injury During Epidural Needle Insertion: A Pilot Study in a Porcine Model
B.C. Tsui, D. Emery, R. Uwiera

PD-6 Epidural Ropivacaine / Fentanyl Versus Bupivacaine / Fentanyl for Postoperative Analgesia Following Lumbar Disc Surgery
A.E. Ayad, N.F. Helal, A.A. Razek, R.M. Amin

PD-7 Thigh Rotation and the Anterior Approach to the Sciatic Nerve; An MRI Study
C. Moore, J. Wildsmith, D. Sheppard

PD-8 Proficiency in Interscalene Anesthesia — How Many Blocks are Necessary?
D. Fishkind, M. Rosenblatt

PD-9 Epidural-PCA for Labor Pain: Does the Addition of Fentanyl and/or Epinephrine Improve the Quality of Ropivacaine Anesthesia?
S. Cohen, H. Denenberg, S. Berman, F. Bokhari, C. Feng, L. Freeman, E. Burley, L. Spears

PD-10 Continuous Spinal Anesthesia for a Parturient with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
I.A. Velickovic, C.H. Leicht

PD-11 Can We Produce a Unilateral Epidural Block? A Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of the Effects of Rotating the Epidural Needle Before Threading the Catheter
B. Borghi, V. Agnoletti, A. Ricci, H. Van Oven, N. Montone, A. Casati

PD-12 Nerve Stimulators and Subclavian Perivascular Blocks; To Decrease or Not To Decrease, That’s the Question.
C.D. Franco, T. Jelev

PD-13 The Delivery Rate Accuracy of Portable Infusion Pumps Used for Continuous Regional Analgesia
B.M. Ilfeld, T.E. Morey, F. Enneking

PD-14 Perioperative Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Children with Disposable Elastomeric Pumps. A Prospective Descriptive Study
C. Dadure, P. Pirat, O. Raux, R. Troncin, A. Rochette, X. Capdevila

PD-15 Continuous Intra-articular Bupivacaine Infusion Does Not Improve Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
J.P. Rathmell, M.R. Dayton, M.A. Hoeft, R. Howe, P. Lee, S. Incavo

PD-16 The Effect of NSAIDs On Spinal Fusion
S.S. Reuben, A. Rizvi, R.B. Steinberg, H. Maciolek

PD-17 Efficacy of the Perioperative Administration of Venlafaxine XR in the Prevention of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome
S.S. Reuben, S. Lurie, P. Deluca, G.S. Charles

PD-18 Preemptive Multimodal Analgesia for ACL Surgery
S.S. Reuben, S.B. Gutta, V. Tarasenko, R.B. Steinberg, J. Sklar

PD-19 Continuous Axillary Catheters and Neurologic Injury
B.D. Bergman, J.R. Hebl, T.T. Horlocker

PD-20 Effect of Postoperative Epidural Analgesia on Lower Extremity Blood Flow; a Randomized, Controlled, Trial
B.M. Block, M. Naqibuddin, N. Elkassabany, F.J. Frassica, S.A. Lietman, S.N. Raja, C.L. Wu

PD-21 Continuous Nerve Blocks Decrease Morphine Consumption and Hospital Length of Stay After Lower Extremity Amputation
N.S. Tung, L.M. Bassili, D. Kocieniewska, J.R. Greger, R. Gebhard, J.E. Chelly

PD-22 Acute Dystonic Reaction to Metoclopramide
V. Hernandez-Popp, D. Rodriguez, H.W. Popp

PD-23 Subsequent Epidural Catheterization Facilitated Detection of an Epidural Abscess
I. Otsu, J.D. Helman, H.W. Allen

PD-24 Preoperative Administration of Controlled-Release Oxycodone in the Management of Pain Following Laparascopic Cholecystectomy
V.A. Komanduri, W. Joshi, S.S. Reuben, M.A. Imtiaz, G.S. Charles, M. Holly

PD-25 Valdecoxib Has Similar Efficacy to Oxycodone 10 mg/Acetaminophen 1000 mg in Reducing Pain Following Oral Surgery: Results of a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
P.J. Desjardins, S.E. Daniels, D.P. Recker, K.M. Verburg

PD-26 NK1, NMDA, and GABAB Receptor Antagonists Effect A-delta OR C-Fiber Hyperalgesia
Y. Lu, C.E. Laurito, X. Pareja, D.C. Yeomans

PD-27 Is the Neurotoxic Concentration Predicted from Solution Property of Local Anesthetics Agreement with that Obtained from Animal Study?
M. Oda, N. Kitagawa, T. Sakurada, T. Miyabe, T. Totoki, M. Morimoto

PD-28 Trigeminal Nerve Block with Alcohol for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Ten-year Follow Up Study
C. Kim, K. Han, S. Park, S. Min

PD-29 Depth From the Skin to the Cervical Epidural Space in Korean Adults
K. Han, S. Park, J. Kim, C. Kim

PD-30 Radiological Diagnosis of Arachnoiditis in Relation to Possible Cause.
J. Aldrete

PD-31 High Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Awake Patients
P. Kessler, T. Aybek, V. Lischke, D. Bremerich, S. Dogan, C. Byhahn, G. Neidhard

PD-32 Remifentanil Neurotoxicity: Neuropathologic Effects in Rats and Neurometabolic Effects in Humans
A.F. Attaallah, A. Kofke, H. Kuwabara, R.H. Garman, E. Sinz, J. Barbaccia, N. Gupta, J. Hogg

PD-33 Quantitative Evaluation of Lidocaine Neurotoxicity by Current Perception Threshold Testing in Rats
M. Oda, N. Kitagawa, T. Miyabe, A. Miyazaki, T. Totoki, M. Morimoto

PD-34 Spinal Epiduroscopic Epiduroplasty (SEE) in the Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Y.K. Choi

PD-35 Lidocaine Patch 5% Treats All Neuropathic Pain Qualities: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Using the Neuropathic Pain Scale
B.S. Galer, M.P. Jensen, T. Ma, P.S. Davies, M.C. Rowbotham

PD-36 Getting to the (Nerve) Root of Fibromyalgia By Use of V-sNCT: A Review of Ten Cases
S. Saleemi, R.C. Cork

PD-37 Efficacy of Laser Doppler Fluxmetry for the Diagnosis of CRPS I
W.E. Ackerman, J. Zhang, M.A. Munir, M. Ahmad, C. Ackerman

PD-38 Continuous Popliteal Block for Postoperative Pain Control at Home: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study
B.M. Ilfeld, T.E. Morey, F. Enneking

PD-39 Ideal Anesthetic for Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy
E.D. Bent, M.F. Mulroy, J.E. Pollock

PD-40 The Epidural “Top-Up”: Predictors of Increase of Sensory Blockade
M. Leeda, R. Stienstra, S.M. Arbous, M.J. Verschure, A. Dahan, B.T. Veering, J.W. Kleef,
A.G. Burm

PD-41 Combining Bupivacaine with Mepivacaine for Interscalene Block for Shoulder Arthroscopy
R.L. Kahn, K. Jules-Elysee, M.K. Urban, G. Liguori, J. Ya Deau, W.T. Kelsey

PD-42 Early Predictors of Successful Brachial Plexus Blockade
P. Karaca, M. Yufa, A. Hadzic, A. Santos, J. Arliss, P. Hobeika, J. Castro, J. Vloka

PD-43 A Double-Blind Comparison of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine for Sciatic Nerve Block
R. Santorsola, A. Casati, B. Borghi, G. Fanelli, F. Vinciguerra, G. Torri

PD-44 A Double-Blind Comparison of Ropivacaine or Levobupivacaine for Continuous Interscalene Blockade After Major Open Shoulder Surgery
A. Casati, B. Borghi, D. Liebler, F. Vinciguerra, J.E. Chelly

PD-45 A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Two Infusion Techniques for Continuous Subgluteus Sciatic Nerve Block After Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Procedures
L. Bertini, P. Di Benedetto, A. Casati, J.E. Chelly

PD-46 Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade for Postoperative Analgesia After Ambulatory Laparoscopic Fundoplication — Initial Experience
K.C. Nielsen, S.M. Steele, S.M. Klein, R.A. Greengrass

PD-47 Paravertebral Block with Catheter for Breast Carcinoma Surgery and Continuous Paravertebral Infusion at Home.
C.C. Buckenmaier III, A. Kamal, Y. Rubin, S.M. Klein, K.C. Nielsen, S.M. Steele

PD-48 Acute Pain After Discharge From Ambulatory Surgery
R.E. Gebhard, E.G. Pivalizza, R.D. Warters, P. Szmuk

PD-49 Continuous Spinal Anesthesia or Continuous Epidural Anesthesia for Postoperative Pain Relief?
M. Moellmann, S. Reinhardt, K. Ruehland, S. Cord

PD-50 Patient Controlled Regional Anesthesia At Home After Major Upper and Lower Limb Orthopedic Procedures
B. Borghi, A. Ricci, N. Montone, H. Van Oven, P. Gallerani, J.E. Chelly, A. Casati

PE-51 The Etiology of Spinal Epidural Hematoma
J. An, X. Pan, E. Sullivan, J.P. Williams

PE-52 Horner’s Syndrome and Trigeminal Nerve Palsy After Lumbar Epidural Analgesia for Labor and Delivery
S.N. Narouze, A. Basali, J.E. Tetzlaff

PE-53 Morphine 0.25 mg, Bupivacaine 2.5 mg and Clonidine 45 Microg Intrathecally in Labor Analgesia
S. Chandra

PE-54 Fluoroscopy-guided Sacroiliac Joint Injections with Phenol Ablation for Persistent Sacroiliitis: A Retrospective Study.
S. Ward, M.A. Royal, M.G. Jenson, V. Movva, B. Bhakta, G. Ian

PE-55 Intrathecal Metoclopramide Reduces Intrathecal Pethidine Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Surgical Patients
N. Karimi, B. Forootan

PE-56 The Post-Laminectomy Syndrome Revisited
B.J. Jarem

PE-57 Epidural-PCA Analgesia for Labor Pain: Private Versus Staff Patients
S. Cohen, H. Denenberg, F. Bokhari, R. Chhokra, V. Grosu, C. Feng, L. Freeman

PE-58 Intraarticular Analgesia for Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
S.S. Reuben, G. Hickman

PE-59 Sensations Evoked by Intravenous Lidocaine in Chronic Pain Patients
J.E. Heavner, T.E. King, L. Lou

PE-60 Remifentanyl in Obsteric Anesthesia: a Reasonable Alternative to Regional Anesthesia?
C.H. Leicht, I.A. Velickovic

PE-61 Does Increased Impulse Time Facilitate Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Polyneuropathy?
M.E. Matuszczak, D.A. Sciard, S. Trojan, R. Gebhard, J.E. Chelly

PE-62 Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Children and Adolescents: A Two-Year Observation
M.E. Matuszczak, D.A. Sciard, R. Gebhard, D. Kocieniewska, J.E. Chelly

PE-63 Safety of Epidural Morphine After Dural Puncture with a 24-Gauge Sprotte Needle
I.A. Velickovic, C.H. Leicht

PE-64 Categorizing Surgical Invasiveness in Outpatient Knee Surgery, and Same-Day Discharge with Nerve Block Analgesia
B.A. Williams, M.L. Kentor, M.T. Vogt, S.V. DaPos

PE-65 A Clinical Comparison Between Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia or VIMA with Sevoflurane for Femur Fracture Repair in Elderly Patients
A. Casati, G. Aldegheri, G. Fanelli, M. Berti, A. Marsan, F. Vinciguerra

PE-66 A Prospective, Randomized Comparison Between the Popliteal and Subgluteus Approaches for Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block After Foot Surgery
P. Di Benedetto, A. Casati, L. Bertini, G. Fanelli, J.E. Chelly

PE-67 Epidural Catheter Breakage During Insertion
A.M. Troy, N. Flynn

PE-68 Does Age Influence the Success Rate of Peripheral Nerve Blocks?
R.E. Gebhard, M.E. Matuszczak, D.A. Sciard, N. Tung, M. Doehn

PE-69 Does Intrathecal Morphine Have Advantage In Postoperative Pain Relief After Total Hip Arthroplasty?
N. Kitagawa, M. Oda, T. Sakurada, T. Miyabe, T. Totoki, T. Hotokebuchi

PE-70 Effects of Topical Anesthesia With 5% Lidocaine Plus Naphazolin During Septorhinoplasties: A Comparative Prospective Study.
N. Bernard, M. Bonnet-Boyer, Y. Ryckwaert, D. Morau, X. Capdevila,

PE-71 Effects of Neurolysis of the Ganglion Impar on the Hyperhidrosis in the Buttock and Perineum - Case Reports
C. Kim, K. Han, S. Ye

PE-72 Spinal Anesthesia with a Mixture of Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and Fentanyl for Outpatient Knee Surgery
P.G. Nystrom

PE-73 Median Nerve Block at the Wrist Revisited: Sensory or Motor Nerve Stimulation?
P.B. Macaire, P.C. Aknin, V. Travers,

PE-74 A Novel Peri-Jugular Approach to the Brachial Plexus Block for Shoulder Surgery: A Report of 142 Cases
B.A. Williams, C.M. Figallo,

PE-75 Is It Possible to Localize Sensory Nerves with a Nerve Stimulator? Example with the Saphenous Nerve
P.C. Aknin, P.B. Macaire, J. Coillard