Spring 2003 Abstract Archives

American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
28th Annual Spring Meeting & Workshops
April 3-6, 2003
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
Numbers listed are abstract numbers

A1 - Regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia for ambulatory hand surgery
Brull RT, von Schroeder H, Anastakis D, Graham B, Katz J, Chan VWS, Abbas SN, Rawson R, McCartney CJ
Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A2 - Electrophysiological effect of injectates on peripheral nerve stimulation
Tsui BC, Finucane B, Wagner A
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A3 - Comparison of continuous and intermittent administration of extradural ropivacaine with fentanyl for analgesia during labour
Fettes PDW, Moore CS, Whiteside JB, McLeod GA, Wildsmith JAW
University Department of Anaesthesia, Dundee, Angus, Australia

A4 - Small dose ketamine 0.5mg/kg produces a peripheral preventive analgesic effect when added to interscalene block for major shoulder surgery
McCartney CJ, Chan VWS, Sanandaji K, Rawson R, Katz J, Choyce A
Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A5 - A comparison of two methods of education for identifying the point of needle insertion for peripheral nerve blockade
Breslin DS, Hardman D, King K, Martin G, Grant SA, Macleod DB
Dept of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

A6 - Reversible bowel and bladder incontinence associated with epidural administration of local anesthetic
Proper JA, Blumberg KR, 2LeBaron R
1Brooke Army Medical Center, Dept of Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX; 2Wilford Hall
Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX USA

A7 - Complications related to regional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy - A comparison of cervical epidural anesthesia versus cervical plexus block
Michálek P, 1Roèeò M, 2Stadler P, 2Kolouch P, 3Adamec M, 3Janousek L
Dept of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; 2Dept of Vascular Surgery, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; 3Dept of Vascular Surgery, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic

A8 - Comparison of epidural ropivacaine 0.75% and bupivacaine 0.5% for cesarean section: Cardiovascular stability and neonatal outcome
1Kampe S, 1Diefenbach C, 2Tausch B, 3Paul M, Kasper S, 3Mario, 3Bauer K, 4Kiencke P
1Anesthesiology, Cologne, NRW, 2Anesthesiology, Bonn, NRW; 3Anesthesiology, Leverkusen, NRW; 4Statistics,Cologne, NRW, Germany

A9 - Suprascapular continuous blockade – A variant to the traditional technique
Correia FD
Unidade de Terapêutica de Dor, Funchal, Madeira, Spain

A10 Complications using styletted epidural catheter placed by caudal approach
Markowitz SD, Cucchiaro G, Litman RS, Cook-Sather SD, Friskel LA,2Cladis FP
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

A11 - Mepivacaine spinal anesthesia: 1000 patients
YaDeau JT, Liguori GA, Zayas VM, Stanton JA
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

A12 - A survey of surgeons’ attitudes to regional anesthesia
Oldman M, McCartney C, Perlas A, Chan V, Gadsden J, Rawson R, Leung A
University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A13 - Bilateral thoracic paravertebral block in coronary artery bypass surgery
Ho AM-H, Chung DD, 2Karmakar MK, 2Ng SK, 2Joynt GM, 2Arifi AA, 2Wan S, 2Yim AP
Dept of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Shatin, NT; 2Dept of Surgery, Shatin, NT

A14 - Effectivity of Vertical Infraclavicular Block (VIB) vs. High Axillary Block (HAB) of the brachial plexus: An observer-blinded study
Heid F, Jürgen J, Brambrink A
Dept Anesthesiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

A15 - Pharmacokinetic simulation to predict the effect of supplemental bolus on plasma lidocaine concentration following combined posterior lumbar plexus and sciatic blocks
MacLeod DB, D’ercole FJ, Martin G, Grant, SA, Breslin DS, Cortinez LI
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

A16 - Pain and neurosensory findings after sentinal node biopsy and axillary node dissection in women with breast cancer
Denstman SC, Wallace AM, Wallace MS, Muchmore EA
University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

A17 - Does epidural 1% ropivacaine improve the blockade of sacral segments?
Arakawa M, Ohe Y, Aoyama Y
Second Department of Anesthesiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Meguro-ku
Tokyo, Japan

A18 - Continuous femoral nerve block for outpatient ACL repair
Mulroy M
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

A19 - Von Willebrand Disease and regional anesthesia in the parturient
Schmalenberger KP, 2Mandell GL, 2Golebiewski KA, 3Brett SH
UPMC Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Magee-Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA;
3UPMC School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

A20 - Patient-controlled epidural analgesia or intravenous analgesia alone for pain therapy after caesarean section?
Gurlit S, 2Gurlit L
Dept of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Muenster, Germany; 2Dept of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Muenster, Germany

A21 - The clinical study of cervical epidural analgesia for cervical spondylopathy
Hao D, 2Hao J
Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang; 2Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang

A22 - Assessment of CA-1 resident peripheral nerve block experience and performance
MacLeod DB, Martin G, Taekman JM, Grant S A, Breslin DS, D’ercole FJ, Lineberger CK
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

A23 - Continuous interscalene block: Lidocaine versus ropivacaine
Casati A, Spreafico E, Manzoni P, Vinciguerra F, Putzu M, Marchetti C, Cappelleri G
Dept of Anesthesiology - IRCCS H San Affaele, Milano, Italy

A24 - Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on early formation of coronary artery atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic rabbits
An J, Sullivan EA, Williams JP, 2LIn X, Chen L, 3Ren Y,
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA, 2Cardiovascular Institute, Chinese Acadamy of Medical Sciences,Beijing, Beijing; 3Department of Anesthesia, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei

A25 - Epidural ropivacaine 0.2% with 1.5 µG/Ml sufentanil is highly effective in preventing pain after total knee replacement
Kampe S, Veltkamp A, Tralls P, Kasper SM, 2Kiencke P, 3Koenig DP
Anesthesiology,Cologne,NRW; 2Statistics, Cologne, NRW; 3Orthopedics, Cologne, NRW, Germany

A26 - Combined epidural/general anesthesia versus general anesthesia in laparoscopic gastric by pass surgery in morbidly obese patients
Vascello L, Gandas A, Samba K
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA

A27 - Spinal anesthesia with isobaric bupivacaine for cesarean section
Masuda R
Dept of Anesthesiology, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

A28 - Effects of thoracic epidural block on oxygenation during one-lung ventilation: A pilot study
Casati A, Iemi K, Mascotto G, Bergonzi P, Cerchierini E, Marchetti C, Albertin A
Dept of Anesthesiology IRCCS - H San Raffaele, Milano, Italy

A29 - Postoperative analgesia with local anesthetic (intra-articular ± wound infiltration) in reconstruction of knee anterior cruciate ligament
Espinosa W, Rovira M, 2Salazar CH
Mutua de Futbolistas Españoles (Sec. Barcelona) C Fiact, Barcelona, Barcelona; 2Nutua de Futbolistas Españoles (Sec. Barcelona) C Fiact, Barcelona; Centre Hospitalari Unitat Cardiologica de Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

A30 - Epidural analgesia in a patient with Priapism
Bayer EZ, Day MR, Aronoff D
Texas Tech University Department of Pain Management, Lubbock, TX, USA

A31 - Cardiac arrest under neuraxial anesthesia at the Mayo Clinic from 1982-2002: Predisposing factors and survival
Kopp SL, Horlocker TT, Warner M, Sprung J, Hebl JR, Schroeder DR
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

A32 - Continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine-rentanyl-epinephrine for post-C/S pain: What is the optimal concentration of ropivacaine?
Barsoum S, Uzun N, Mohiuddin R, Yama A, Grosu V, Chaudhry N, Spears L
UMDNJ-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

A33 - Efficacy of glossopharyngeal nerve block in cancer and non-cancer chronic pain
Cerna JM, 2Michalek P
Prague 3, Zizkov; 2Prague 5, Czech Republic

A34 - Postoperative analgesia for clavicle surgery with cervical plexus block
Choi DS, Atchabahian A
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

A35 - Does epidural-PCA with ambulation reduce the incidence of bladder catheterization during labor?
Barsoum S, Chaudhry N
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

A36 - An analysis of clinical outcomes for epidural analgesia in an adult postoperative population
McQuillan PM, Gelnett CM, Polomano RC, Orkin FK, Schuler H, Chadwick JE,
DiVittore NA, 2Flatto RM
Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; 2Penn State
College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

A37 - Variability in determining the point of needle insertion for sciatic nerve blocks: A comparision of experienced and inexperienced anesthesiologists
Grant SA, Breslin DS, Macleod DB, Martin G, Hardman D
Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, NC USA

A38 - Paravertebral block in the morbidly obese
Junker DM, 2David L, 2Buckenmaier III CC
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Germantown, MD; 2Walter Reed Army Medical Center, NW, Washington, DC

A39 - Suprascapular nerve block combined with interscalene block for shoulder arthroscopic surgery
Choi DS, Atchabahian A
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

A40 - Ropivacaine 0.1% with sufentanil 1 µG/Ml inhibits growth of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and does not promote multiplication of Staphylococcus Aureus
Kampe S, Paul M, Kasper SM, Buzello S, 2Poetter C, 3Wenchel HM, 4Kiencke P
Anesthesiology, Cologne, NRW; 2Infection Control Laboratory, Cologne, NRW; 3Department of Hospital Infection Control, Cologne, NRW; 4Department of Medical Statistics, Cologne, NRW Germany

A41 - The distance from the skin to the epidural space in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Kim K, Recker G, Fluder E, Corsino A
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

A42 - 0.2% Ropivacaine and 0.125% levobupivacaine for continuous sciatic nerve block after foot surgery: A pilot study
Casati A, Vinciguerra F, Marchetti C, Manzoni P, Spreafico E, Aldegheri G
Dept of Anesthesiology - IRCCS H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

A43 - Severe temporo-mandibular joint pain treated with gabapentin
Khan AK, Sapien RL, Johnson C
King/Drew Medical Center (Charles R. Drew University), Los Angeles, CA, USA

A44 - Occipital nerve stimulation for chronic cluster headache
Trentman TL, Dodick DW, Zimmerman RS
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

A45 - Measurement of pain management medical knowledge
Cork RC, Ibrahim I, Herron E, Zavisca F
Department of Anesthesiology, LSUHSC, Shreveport, LA, USA

A46 - Brachial plexus: “Thorax-Off” modification of coracoid block
Zayats AN, Suetterlin R
Klinikum Bautzen-Bischofswerda Regional Hospital, Dresden, Germany

A47 - Portable infusion pumps used for continuous regional analgesia: Delivery rate accuracy and profile
Ilfeld BM, Morey TE, Enneking K
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

A48 - Effect of postoperative epidural analgesia on morbidity and mortality following total hip replacement surgery in medicare patients
Wu CL, Fleisher LA, 2Anderson GF, Hebert R, 3Lietman SA
Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 2Department of Health Policy & Management; The Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, MD; 3Department of Orthopaedics; The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

A49 - A new observational method of assessing the level of sensory blockade after spinal anesthesia
Kurien M, Viscusi ER, Torjman M
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

A50 - Continuous interscalene brachial plexus block for postoperative pain control at home: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study
Ilfeld BM, Enneking FK, Chidgey LK, Wright TW, Morey TE
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

A51 - Continuous perineural infusion with clonidine and ropivacaine compared with ropivacaine alone: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study
Ilfeld BM, Morey TE, Enneking K,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

A52 - 1% Chloroprocaine for spinal anesthesia
Palas TAR
Department of Anesthesia, Linde Hospital, Biel, Switzerland

A53 - Back pain after epidural 2Chloroprocaine
Na KB, Mulroy M
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

A54 - Reduction of opioid use and related side effects after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery (LCS): Benefits of the oral COX-2 specific inhibitor valdecoxib, and its injectable prodrug Parecoxib Sodium, in postoperative pain management
Zhao SZ, Cheung RY, Raymundo AL, Hanna DB, 2Chen CNMI, 3Joshi G, 4Gan TJ
Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Skokie, IL; 3Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, Texas; 4Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

A55 - Empirical dose-response relationship between the utilization of opioids and related side effects after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery (LCS)
Zhao SZ, Hanna DB, Raymundo A, Cheung RY, 2Chung F, 3Chen CNMI
Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ; 2University of Toronto/Western Hospital Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; 3Pharmacia Corporation, Skokie, IL, USA

A56 - Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of frontal and supraorbital nerves for postherpetic neuralgia: A case report
Kuthuru MR, Kabbara AI, Boswell MV
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

A57 - A prospective analysis of clinical outcomes with epidural analgesia in pediatric postsurgical patients
McQuillan PM, Gelnett CM, Schuler H, Chadwick JE, DiVittore NA, Flatto RM, Polomano RC, Orkin FK
Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

A58 - Popliteal catheter for child/nurse controlled analgesia
Marino G, De Simone C, Fierro G, 2Ingelmo PM
Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy;
2Facoltà di Medicina, Università Milano Bicocca, Italy

A59 - Systematic review of the role of the N-Methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) antagonists in preventive analgesia
Sinha AK, 2McCartney CJL, 3Katz J
Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A60 - Effect of a continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine on cyp2d6 activitiy in surgical patients
Wink J, van Kleef JW, Stienstra R, Burm AGL, Veering B, 2Kruit M, 3Huledal G
Dept of Anestesiology Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Holland; 2Dept of Anesthesiology Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, Holland; 3Dept of Experimental Medicin AstraZeneca, Sodertalje, Sodertalje, Sweden

A61 - Internal resistance to injection varies among needles of different manufacturers
Hadzic A, Claudio RE, Vloka JD, Yufa M, Visan A, Kerimoglu B, Castro J
Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA

A62 - Not documented? Not done! A proposed procedure note for peripheral nerve blocks
Madison A, Viscusi ER, Kurien M
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA, USA

A63 - The cost comparison of infraclavicular brachial plexus block by nerve stimulator and ultrasound guidance
Sandhu NS, Sidhu DS, Capan LM
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

A64 - Anesthesiologists perception of injection pressures during nerve blockade
Santos AC, Claudio RE, Vloka JD, Koenigsamen J, Karaca P, Hadzic, A
Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

A65 - Sciatic nerve block: “Another new” lateral approach
Zayats AN, Suetterlin R
Klinikum Bautzen-Bischofswerda Regional Hospital, Dresden, Germany

A66 - Peripheral Nerve Block (PNB) versus General Anesthesia (GA) for outpatient knee arthroscopy
Hadzic A, Vloka JD, Karaca P, Umar B, Hobeika P, Unis G, Dermksian J, Santos AC
Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

A67 - Incidence and clinical course of pneumothorax after supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Leon A, Moreno E, Gonzalez C, Riffo N, 2Hadzic A
Service, Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago, Providencia, Santiago Chile; 2Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

A68 - Transient neurological symptoms with subarachnoid lidocaine: Effect of early mobilization
Stienstra R, Cramer BG, Dahan A, Arbous S, Veering B, Van Kleef JW
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

A69 - At the cords, the pinkie towards
Borene SC, Edwards JN, Boezaart AP
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA