American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

ASRA's 35th Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops
April 22 – 25, 2010 * Sheraton Centre Hotel – Toronto, Canada

Abstract ID	Abstract Title, Author, Location
BEST OF ABSTRACTS
	Regional anesthesia is associated with improved survival and decreased recurrence in ovarian cancer patients
	Gildasio De Oliveira Jr. Northwestern
	Peripheral Nerve Injury after Total Hip Arthroplasty
	Hans Sviggum M.D. Mayo Clinic
	A Multicenter, Randomized, Triple-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Trial of The Effect of Ambulatory Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks on Discharge-Readiness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients on General Orthopaedic Wards
	Brian Ilfeld, MD, MS UCSD Center for Pain Medicine
RESIDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
	An updated meta-analysis of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks
	Harold Gelfand, MD
	CIRCUMFERENTIAL LOCAL ANESTHETIC SPREAD SPEEDS THE ONSET OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK AT THE POPLITEAL FOSSA
	Simon Parrington, MBBS, FRCA
	COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNIQUES OF US-GUIDED POPLITEAL BLOCK
	Geneviave Germain, MD
Session I: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
1	Regional anesthesia is associated with improved survival and decreased recurrence in ovarian cancer patients
	Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr., M.D., chicago, Il
2	A Multicenter, Randomized, Triple-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Trial of The Effect of Ambulatory Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks on Discharge-Readiness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients on General Orthopaedic Wards
	Brian M Ilfeld, MD, MS, La Jolla, CA
3	Perioperative pulmonary circulatory changes during bilateral total hip arthroplasty
	Matthew C Rade, BA, New York, NY
4	Intrathecal clonidine decreases propofol sedation requirements during spinal anaesthesia in infants
	Rajeev Subramanyam, DNB, MD, MNAMS, Chandigarh, Karnataka
5	Does Patient Perception of Pain control affects patient's satisfaction across various units in a tertiary teaching hospital?
	Artemus Flagg, M.D., Baltimore, MD
6	Localization of the superior cervical ganglion: anatomical landmarks to facilitate its targeted blockade
	Siamak Rahman, MD, Los Angeles, CA
7	A Phase 2 Open-Label Functionality, Safety, and Efficacy Study of the Sufentanil NanoTabâ„¢ PCA System in Patients Following Elective Unilateral Knee Replacement Surgery
	David Griffin, MD, Vero Beach, FL
8	A Phase 2 Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Sublingual Sufentanil NanoTabâ„¢ in Patients Following Elective Unilateral Knee Replacement Surgery
	Harold Minkowitz, MD, Houston, TX
9	A Phase 2 Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Sublingual Sufentanil NanoTabâ„¢ in Patients Following Major Abdominal Surgery
	Neil Singla, MD, Pasadena, CA
10	Comparison of Chronaxie and Rheobase Values in Awake and Anesthetized Patients
	Ban C H Tsui, MSc MD FRCPC, Edmonton, Alberta
11	Determination of the dynamic compliance of the intraneural space during intraneural injection
	Robert M Raw, MD, Iowa City, Iowa
12	Supraclavicular vs. Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Shoulder Surgery
	Christopher A. DiMeo, MD, New York, NY
13	FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: A COMPARISON OF CONTINOUS FEMORAL NERVE AND OPIOID ANALGESIA IN THE PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD
	Johnny Lee, M.D., Chicago, Illinois
14	Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Increase the Electrical Current Threshold to Elicit Motor Response during Interscalene and Sciatic Nerve Block
	Ali N Shariat, MD, New York, NY
Session II: Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
15	Periopeartive pulmonary complications in patients with sleep apnea after lower extremity arthroplasty.
	Anna C Westrick, MD, New York, NY
16	Safety associated with the removal of paravertebral catheters in trauma patients receiving enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis
	Brian T Gierl, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
17	Transient Thermal Hyperalgesia after Resolution of Ropivacaine Sciatic Nerve Block in Rat
	Lavinia M Kolarczyk, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
18	Effect of type of anesthesia on hospital cost and long term mortality after hip fracture repair in elderly patients
	James Heyman, MD, Gainesville, Florida
19	Incidence of Meningitis or Epidural Abscesses in Patients Undergoing Neuraxial Block for Removal of Infected Prosthesis in Hips and Knees
	Karina Gritsenko, MD, New York, NY
20	Risk of postoperative hypoxemia in ambulatory orthopedic surgery patients with diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.
	Spencer S Liu, MD, New York,
21	Postoperative Hemodynamic Instability after Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
	Christopher M Reidy, MD, Lebanon, NH
22	Non-IgE Mediated Reaction to Ester and Amide Local Anesthetics
	Bret M. Bahn, M.D., Ann Arbor, Michigan
23	Incidence of hypotensive/bradycardic events during elective outpatient shoulder arthroscopy in the sitting position after interscalene peripheral nerve block: a 10 year retrospective analysis
	Patrick A Armstrong, MD, Durham, NC
24	Incidence of Nerve Injury in 158 Patients Who Received Femoral Nerve Block During Residual Neuraxial Block After Total Knee Replacement: A Retrospective Chart Review.
	Victor Pascua, M.D., New York, NY
25	Effects of interscalene block on the diaphragm
	Kethy Jules-Elysee, MD, New York, NY
26	Anomalous Brachial Plexus Anatomy Resulting from Thyromegaly
	Eric K Shepard, MD, Baltimore, Maryland
27	Complications and side effects of the combined suprascapular and axillary nerve block: a case series of 230.
	Darcy J Price, MB ChB, FANZCA, Auckland, New Zealand
Session III: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
28	An updated meta-analysis of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks
	Harold Gelfand, MD, Baltimore, MD
29	COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNIQUES OF US-GUIDED POPLITEAL BLOCK
	Genevieve Germain, MD resident, Quebec, Canada
30	CIRCUMFERENTIAL LOCAL ANESTHETIC SPREAD SPEEDS THE ONSET OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK AT THE POPLITEAL FOSSA
	Simon J Parrington, MBBS FRCA, Chertsey , Surrey
31	Augmented Reality Guidance System. Novel method of needle navigation for ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks
	Maxim Rachinsky, MD, London, Ontario
32	ULTRASOUND GUIDED TAP BLOCKS FOR POST-CESAREAN SECTION PAIN RELIEF: A PILOT STUDY
	Marcos Silva, MD, London, Ontario
33	Reduced Volume for Triple Injection Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Block Results in Significantly Less Motor Block While Providing Adequate Surgical Anesthesia
	Joni Maga, MD, Miami, FL
34	Single vs double injections for ultrasound guided supraclavicular block
	Simon Lévesque, MD, Québec, Qc
35	Learning Curves for Brachial Plexus Ultrasound Imaging by Anesthesia Residents Using the Cusum Method
	Lei Li, MD, Brooklyn, NY
36	Postoperative Pain Control in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Comparison of Ultrasound- guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks to Local Anesthetic Infiltration Analgesia
	Lisa Sohn, MD, Chicago, IL
37	Prepuncture Ultrasound Imaging to Predict Transverse Process and Lumbar Plexus Depth for Psoas Compartment Block and Perineural Catheter Insertion: A Prospective, Observational Study
	Brian M Ilfeld, MD, MS, La Jolla, CA
38	Ultrasound and Spinal Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients
	Steven T Fogel, MD, Columbia, Missouri
39	An Ultrasound Review of Failed TAP Blocks to Establish Anesthetic Locality
	James Whelan, MD, San Antonio, TX
40	Ultrasound evidence of intrafascicular injection
	Robert M Raw, MD, Iowa City, Iowa
41	'Medial to Lateral' vs 'Lateral to Medial' Approach to US-Guided Supraclavicular Block: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial.
	Vandana Vaishnav, FCARCSI, MBBS, DA., Oakville, Ontario
Session IV: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
42	Peripheral Nerve Injury After Total Hip Arthroplasty
	Hans P Sviggum, M.D., Rochester, MN
43	The Use of Regional Anesthesia in the Aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake
	Eric K Shepard, MD, Baltimore, Maryland
44	Selective Tibial Nerve Block provides effective pain control without footdrop in patients having Total Knee Arthroplasty.
	Sanjay K Sinha, MD, Hartford, CT
45	Bevel Direction Of Epidural Needles Reliably Predicts Direction Of Catheter Placement And Contrast Spread In Human Cadavers: Results Of A Pilot Study
	Andrew G. Kaufman, M.D., Newark, New Jersey
46	Air versus Saline and Analgesic Efficacy for Labor
	Jamie Wingate, MD, Baltimore, MD
47	P2Y12 Assay of the Residual Antiplatelet Activity of Clopidogrel
	Honorio T Benzon, MD, Chicago, Illinois
48	Intrathecal analgesia for refractory pain
	Mohammed Alhujairi, MD, FRCPC, Verdun, Quebec
49	Continuous L2 Paravertebral block versus continuous Lumbar Plexus block for postoperative analgesia after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Blinded Interim Analysis
	Richa Wardhan, M.D, Pittsburgh, PA
50	The Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks in Ileostomy Takedowns.
	Kristopher M Schroeder, MD, Madison, WI
51	Combination Electrochemical Therapy (CET) to treat Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy
	Cynthia R Cernak, DPM, Kenosha , WI
52	A New Approach to Interscalene Blockade of the Brachial Plexus
	Aric S Jorgenson, M.D., Charlottesville, VA
53	The Utility of Lumbar Paravertebral Nerve Blocks in Guiding Surgical Management of Chronic Pain Following Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
	Luke Stoltzfus, M.D., Madison, WI
54	A prospective randomized controlled double blind volunteer study comparing two saphenous nerve blockade techniques
	Rachel Rome, MD, Charlottesville, VA
55	Effect of Infusion Strategies for Continuous Interscalene Block on Postoperative Analgesia
	Vijay Patel, MD, New York, NY
56	A New Approach to the Suprascapular Nerve Block
	Yvonne A Cuffy, MD, Albany, NY
Session V: Friday, April 23, 2010
57	Safety and Efficacy of Ambulatory Continuous Lumbar Plexus Blocks: A Retrospective Analysis of 281 Cases
	Zachary Nye, D.O., Portland, OR
58	THORACIC EPIDURAL HEMATOMA FOLLOWING LUMBAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION: IS OUR PRESENT PRACTICE SAFER THAN BEFORE?
	Harsha Shanthanna, MD, Hamilton, Ontario
59	Performance characteristics of the Opioid Related Symptom Distress Scale after orthopedic surgery
	Jacques T YaDeau, MD, PhD, New York,
60	Medial forefoot block for analgesia after foot surgery
	Andrew Coe, MBBS FRCA, Kingston-upon Hull, North Humberside
61	Comparison of anesthesia-controlled time for carpal tunnel release cases performed under intraoperative intravenous regional anesthesia versus preoperative ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks
	Megan K Lehr, MD, San Diego, California
62	Epidural blood patch reverses neurological deterioration
	Andrea Toufexis Esch, DO, Gainesville, FL
63	A Short Structured Regional Anesthesia Course Given in Egypt Improves Knowledge of Perioperative Pain Management Among Anesthesia Trainees
	Joseph Hung, M.D., Baltimore, MD
64	THE ACCURACY OF PREOPERATIVE LANDMARK ASSESSMENT ON LOW THORACIC EPIDURAL CATHETER PLACEMENT
	Nita Khandelwal, M.D., Chicago, Illinois
65	WATER COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY: A NEUROABLATIVE MODALITY WITH THE ABILITY TO RENDER LASTING AND DISTINCTIVE NERVE BLOCK
	Khalid Malik, MD, Chicago, Illinois
66	The Perioperative Effect of Obesity on Peripheral Nerve Blockade: An analysis of 530 Interscalene Blocks.
	Kristopher M Schroeder, MD, Madison, WI
67	Infraclavicular Nerve Block: An Ultrasonographic Anatomical Study
	Tristan T Lai, M.D., Lackland AFB, TX
68	Combined Intrathecal / Epidural Analgesia for Pain Management after Pediatric Spinal Fusions for Scoliosis
	Lynn Wang, MD, Loma Linda, CA
69	Epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache due to intrathecal catheter placement in a patient with history of pseudotumor cerebri
	Jay N Parekh, D.O., philadelphia, pa
70	TAP Block in Penetrating Trauma
	David Mosteller, MD, San Antonio, Texas
71	Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Abdominal Surgery
	Grace Kong, MD, Baltimore, MD
72	CONTINUOUS TIBIAL NERVE BLOCK FOR HALLUX VALGUS SURGERY
	Marie-Claude Paquet, R4, Québec, Canada
73	Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Catheter as Anesthetic Technique to Facilitate Serial Wound Debridments
	Jeffrey I Frohock, M.D., Miami , FL
74	5 mg dexamathasone added to levobupivacaine improves postoperative analgesia in ultrasound guided interscalene brachial plexus blockade for arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
	Youn-Jin Kim , M.D. and Ph D, Seoul, Yangcheon-gu
75	Neurolytic Blocks as Adjuncts in the Management of Advanced Cancer Pain
	Gerard E Huni, MDCM, Montreal, Quebec
76	Paravertebral Blockade for postoperative pain control in a patient with superficial epidural site infection and Staph Aureus bacteremia
	Brian F S Allen, MD, Nashville, TN
77	A Retrospective Review of Epidural versus Intravenous Analgesia for Hepatic Resection
	Rahul Guha, MD, Madison, WI
78	Rate of Implementation of a Universal Protocol for Peripheral Nerve Block Site Identification
	Jeffrey Truitt, M.D., Philadelphia, PA
79	ALTERATION OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK TECHNIQUES SEEN IN COMBAT INJURIES WITH SUBCUTANEOUS AIR
	Matthew S Fisher, DO, Lackland AFB, Texas
80	A Novel Nerve Block: Axillary Nerve Block
	Jean-Pierre P Ouanes, DO, Albany, NY
81	Symptomatic Post-Laminectomy Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
	Steven R Clendenen, M.D., Jacksonville, Florida
82	Granulomatous Conduit for Intrathecal Infusion of Morphine and Bupivicaine: A Case Report
	David M Webb, M.D., Augusta, Georgia
83	Patient Education Handouts for Regional Anesthesia: Help or Hindrance?
	Jennifer W Lee, MD, Stanford, CA
84	Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block in a working Anesthesia Resident - When Opioids are not an Option.
	Anthony Plunkett, MD, Washington, DC
85	Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Naloxone for the Treatment of Posotperative Pruritus
	Harold Gelfand, MD, Baltimore, MD
86	Survey of Skin Preparation Technique during Neuraxial Procedures
	Shawn Sumida, MD, Baltimore, MD
87	Local anesthetic dilution for peripheral nerve blocks: comparative evaluation of saline with 5% dextrose
	Shalini Dhir, MD, London, ON
88	Utilizing a heads up display (HUD) unit can improve hand-eye coordination when performing ultrasound guided regional anesthesia
	Rajnish Gupta, MD, Nashville, TN
89	Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
	Kristopher M Schroeder, MD, Madison, WI
90	Epidural Injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for Treatment of Dural Tears - a Novel Intervention
	Krishna Boddu, MBBS, MD, DNB, FANZCA, Houston, Texas
91	Ultrasound Assessment of Neurovascular Relationships in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck
	Steven Orebaugh L , MD, Pittsburgh, PA
92	Posterior Knee Pain Control Improvement Following Total Knee Arthroplasty with Scheduled Nurse-Delivered Sciatic Nerve Catheter Boluses
	Anna M Clendenen, RN, Jacksonville, FL
93	Transversus abdominis plane block in a Canadian lynx
	Carrie Schroeder, DVM, Madison, WI
94	Ultrasound-guided transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block in infants and children: An observational analysis
	Santhanam Suresh, MD FAAP, Chicago, IL
95	Brugada Syndrome: Is Regional Anesthesia Safe?
	Brown R Anthony, M.B.Ch.B., New York, NY
96	Placement of peripheral nerve catheters for lower extremity amputation in a patient with a history of surgical revascularization: An indication for ultrasound
	Sylvia H Wilson, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
97	Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Epidural Naloxone in Decreasing Postoperative Pruritus and PONV
	Harold Gelfand, MD, Baltimore, MD
98	Ambulatory surgery under regional anesthesia: what happens at home?
	Shalini Dhir, MD, London, ON
99	Ropivacaine Paravertebral Block and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Axillobifemoral Bypass Surgery in the Patient with Severe COPD
	Jonathan G. Tlachac, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA
100	Survey of Outcome Measures Used in Postoperative Pain Research
	Benzon T Honorio, MD, Chicago, Illinois
101	The Perioperative Inflammatory Response in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients: The Impact of Limb Preconditioning
	Anna C Westrick, MD, New York, NY
102	An Interesting Diagnosis of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome in a Nursing Mother
	Daun I Johnson Milligan, MD, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
103	IDIOPATHIC INTRACTABLE CHRONIC HICCUPS(ICH) SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH A SERIES OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED PHRENIC AND VAGUS NERVE BLOCKS.
	Arsenio j Avila Insambergth, MD,FRCPC,FCCP,DAPM, Toronto, Ontario
104	Patient Perspective during Transition from IV PCA or Epidural to Oral Pain Medications
	Joseph Hung, M.D., Baltimore, M.D.
105	Needle depth guards may enhance the safety and decrease the difficulty of ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial blocks performed by junior anesthesia residents.
	ahmad elsharydah, MD, Dallas, Texas
106	Acute pain management in a pediatric patient following reptile limb amputation
	Dominic S Carollo, MD, New Orleans, LA
107	TWO UNILATERAL CONTINUOUS THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCKS FOR THE PAIN MANAGEMENT OF VERY EXTENSIVE RIB FRACTURES (>6)
	Vladislav I Shick, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
108	Systematic Review of Direct Costs comparing Regional to Local or General Anesthesia
	Artemis Flagg, MD, Baltimore, MD
109	In Plane-Ultrasound guided Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral block for post operative analgesia in patient with history of left lung transplant.
	Richa Wardhan, M.D, Pittsburgh, PA
110	Nerve Injury after Femoral Nerve Block for ACL Repair
	Minda L. Patt, M.D., Miami, FL
111	Is an INR of 1.3 the safe upper limit for performing " deep" continuous blocks?
	Diamond N Harris, Medical Student, Pittsburgh, PA
112	Determining placement accuracy of continuous bilateral paravertebral catheters: a comparison between ultrasound guidance and blind technique.
	Daniela Ghisi, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
113	Sonographic Evaluation of Lumbar Interspinous Space Opening Using a Variety of Positioning Techniques for Neuraxial Anesthesia
	Alexander Nelken, MD, Brooklyn, NY
114	Combined Ultrasound and Neurostimulation High-Fidelity Phantom for Pain Management Interventions
	Imanuel R Lerman, MD MS, New Haven , CT
115	High Fidelity Combined Ultrasound and Flouroscopic Phantom for Cervical Transforaminal Injections
	Imanuel R Lerman, MD MS, New Haven , CT
116	REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND GUIDED SPINAL/EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA - A DESCRIPTION OF TRANVERSE IN-PLANE APPROACH ON A PHANTOM SPINE MODEL
	Packianathaswamy balaji, MBBS MD DNB FRCA, Kingston-upon Hull, North Humberside
117	Ultrasound Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block in the Supraclavicular Fossa
	Bigeleisen E Paul, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
118	Modification of catheter placement utilizing CO2 injection to improve success rate of continuous supraclavicular peripheral nerve blockade
	Jason Capra, M.D., San Antonio, TX
Session VI: Saturday, April 24, 2010
119	Importance of Volume and Concentration for Ropivacaine Interscalene Block in Preventing Recovery Room Pain and Minimizing Motor Block after Shoulder Surgery -NOTE ** DUPLICATE SUBMISSION (due to special characters that didn't project in previous submissi
	Michael J Fredrickson, M.D, Epsom, Auckland
120	Process For Development of a Site Identification Universal Protocol to Prevent Wrong-Sided Peripheral Nerve Blocks
	Ali Ekbatani, D.O., M.B.A., Philadelphia, PA
121	THE DISCOVERY OF FASTER ONSET OF THE ULTRASOUND GUIDED NERVE BLOCK WITH LOWER PROBE FREQUENCY MAY HERALD NEW TREATMENT PARADIGM AND NOVEL TECHNOLOGY
	Dmitri Souzdalnitski, MD, PhD, Branford, CT
122	True Tetracaine Allergy Following Spinal Anesthesia, Manifesting as Asymmetric Urticaria
	Elizabeth Freck, MD, Winston-Salem, NC
123	Continuous supraclavicular and paravertebral catheters in a patient undergoing hand transplantation
	Jason D. Merrell, M.D., San Antonio, Texas
124	The Effect of Music Therapy, in the Form of Ocean Sounds, on Open Heart Surgery Patient's Comfort Level
	Melanie New, RN / BSN Graduate APN Student, Trumann, AR
125	DURATION OF EFFICACY OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC BLOCKS AND PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY LESIONING FOR OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
	Deepti Agarwal, MD, Chicago, IL
126	The Effect of Type of Graft Utilized in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on the Efficacy of Postoperative Femoral Nerve Blockade: A Retrospective Review
	Kristopher M Schroeder, MD, Madison, WI
127	Abstract Title: Bilateral transversus abdominis plane catheters, a viable adjunct for postoperative pain control following open abdominal surgeries
	David W Munitz, M.D., Lackland Air Force Base, TX
128	Comparison of duration of analgesia from peripheral nerve blockade with and without the addition of Dexamethasone: a retrospective analysis
	Stephanie B Rasmussen, MD, Nashville, TN
129	Management of Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Patient with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
	Monique Espinosa, M.D., Miami, FL
130	Patterns of Regional Anesthesia Practices in the United States
	Kishor Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Philadelphia, PA
131	Bilateral gluteal compartment syndrome following a right total knee revision: a case report.
	Kristie Osteen, MD, New Orleans, LA
132	An Ambulatory Brachial Plexus Catheter Program: A Pain Service's Experience
	Mona Sawhney, RN, NP, MN, PhD(c), Toronto, Ontario
133	Unreliability of Ultrasound for Identification of the L5-S1 Interspace
	Kelly Baird, MD, Winston-Salem, NC
134	Lumbar Sympathetic Blockade for a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Neuropathic Leg Pain
	Samir I Abdo, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI
135	Evolving compartment syndrome not masked by a peripheral nerve catheter
	Benjamin J Walker, MD, Seattle, WA
136	Continuous Analgesia for Forequarter Amputation Using a Combined Cervical Paravertebral and High Thoracic Epidural Catheter Approach
	Everett Petersen, MD, Gainesville, FL
137	Total Shoulder Arthroplasty as an Outpatient Procedure
	Allison S Haller, M.D., Gainesville, FL
138	A comparison of lumbar plexus catheters to lumbar epidural catheters for postoperative pain control following hip surgery in children
	Benjamin J Walker, MD, Seattle, WA
139	Comparison of Epidural analgesia with Peripheral nerve blockade for Bilateral knee arthroplasty - A Retrospective analysis
	Sivasenthil Arumugam, MD, Hartford, CT
140	Spinal Anesthesia for a Patient on High Dose Aspirin with Churg-Strauss Syndrome
	Linda R Kawam, Doctor of Osteopathy, D.O., Livingston, New Jersey
141	The Role of Functional Discography in Evaluating Chronic Low Back Pain
	Binit J Shah, MD, Cleveland, Ohio
142	Management of a Patient with Extreme Obesity with Regional Anesthesia: A Case Report
	Sarah J. Laduzenski, M.D., Gainesville, Florida
143	CATHETER TIP LOCATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ANALGESIC REQUIREMENT AFTER LOW THORACIC EPIDURAL PLACEMENT
	Meghan Rodes, M.D., Chicago, Illinois
144	COMPARING COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA VERSUS SPINAL ANAESTHESIA USING SUFENTANIL AS AN ADJUNCT IN HIGH RISK GERIATRIC PATIENTS FOR MAJOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
	Dr Ravinder D Bhanot, MBBS,DNB, Pondicherry , INDIA
145	Don't Forget Nerve Blocks for Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit!
	Jenna A Hansen, M.D., M.S., Stanford, California
146	Spinal cord stimulator for chronic pelvic pain secondary to Bladder pain syndrome or interstitial cystitis
	Methat F Mikhael, M.D, long beach, california
147	Predictors of Phrenic Nerve Paralysis Following Supraclavicular Block
	Thomas Maliakal, M.D, New York, New York
148	Economic Perspective of Three Common Analgesic Modalities for Total Knee Arthroplasty
	Brad M Taicher, DO, MBA, Philadelphia, PA
149	Prevention of postdural puncture headache in obstetric patients having epidural catheters for labor analgesia: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
	Carol L Bradbury, MBBS, FRCA, London, Ontario
150	Dorsal Column Steerability with Dual Parallel Lead using Dedicated Power Sources: A Computational Model
	Dongchul Lee, Ph.D., Valencia, CA
151	Opioid Use and Abuse in a 21 y.o male with a Pilocytic Astrocytoma
	Baker A Mitchell, M.D., Rochester, New York
152	Ultrasound Contact Surface Temperatures Vary With Spatial Orientation
	Howard D Palte, M.B.Ch.B., FCA(SA), Miami, FL
153	TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH MYELODYSPLASIA AND BRONCHECTASIS
	Kiran Chekka, M.D., Chicago, Illinois
154	INFLUENCE OF PERIOPERATIVE PAIN TREATMENT IN POSTOPERATIVE MORBILITY IN FEMUR FRACTURED PATIENTS OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD. A RANDOMIZED STUDY.
	Raquel Ortiz de la Tabla González , Srta., Seville, Spain
155	Minimizing SCS Lead Migrations: The "Anchor-Loop-Anchor" Approach to Percutaneous Lead Implantation
	Mahendra R Sanapati, MD, Evansville, IN
156	Dynamic hip screw fixation of a femoral neck fracture in an elderly patient with severe aortic stenosis under femoral nerve block and remifentanil infusion
	Marc T Stalder, M.D., London, Ontario
157	Bilateral Continous Infraclavicular Block for Analgesia After Bilateral Hand Degloving Injury
	AYSIN MD AGRITMIS, SPECIALIST, KOCAELI, TURKEY
158	The utility of regional anesthesia in developing countries
	Melany K. Grogan , MD, Seattle, Wa
159	Neck mass diagnosed during intescalene
	Nelson Nicolas Algarra, MD, Lansing, kansas
160	Greater Occipital Nerve Block: Extra-Foraminal Sonoanatomy
	Thomas B Clark, DC, RVT, Vista, CA
161	Ultrasound-guided retrobulbar block is feasible and safe in patients undergoing vitrectomy surgery.
	Sean DaSilva, MD, London, Ontario
162	Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Classical Cesarean Section in a patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
	Abhinava S Madamangalam, MBBS, MD, Oklahoma City, OK
163	Failed Spinal Anesthesia Shortly After a Preemptive Blood Patch
	Stefan Hariskov, M.D., Boston, MA
164	Intradiscal contrast spread during Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injection
	Tamer Elbaz, M.D., NYC, NY
165	Pneumothorax After an Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Block
	Vanny Le, M.D., Newark, NJ
166	Long Term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Repeat Cryoanalgesia: A Case Report
	Douglas L Constant, MD, Brookline , MA
167	Should imaging be mandatory prior to epidural blood patch?
	Luminita M Tureanu, MD, FRCPC, Chicago, IL
168	Efficacy of in-plane vs out-of-plane placement of continuous femoral nerve catheter
	Kevin M Tou, MD, San Antonio, TX
169	Bilateral continuous thoracic paravertebral infusion as part of a multimodal approach for analgesia and ventilator weaning in a patient with blunt thoracic trauma and history of opioid abuse.
	Michael L Boisen, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
170	Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Surgical Anesthesia in Haiti Earthquake Victims
	Ralf E Gebhard, M.D., Miami, Florida
171	Successful ultrasound guided regional anesthesia despite significantly irregular presentation of the brachial plexus
	Batyrjan Bulibek, MD, Albany, NY
172	Double Blind randomized comparison between lidocaine 0.25% and ropivacaine 0.2% for bilateral continuous thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks for Post-bowel Surgery Analgesia
	Andrea Fanelli, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
173	CONTINUOUS FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK USING LEVOBUPIVACAINE 0.18%: EFFECTS ON THE REHABILITATION FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH SUBVASTUS APPROACH
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