Painless palatal local anesthetic injection: A low-cost, effective technique

Hernia repair with local anaesthesia is a cost-effective technique.

Local injection of anesthetic agent in surgical incision in post-operation pain control: a review article

Today surgery is supposed as the cure for many diseases and the fear of post-operation pain burdens stress over the patients. Postoperative pain can, especially if severe, complicate the patient's condition and may lead to chronic postoperative pain. post-operation pain control is effective in the recovery process, hospitalization period and patients’ satisfaction. Insufficient post-operation p...

Nocebo-induced hyperalgesia during local anesthetic injection.

Common practice during local anesthetic injection is to warn the patient using words such as: "You will feel a big bee sting; this is the worst part." Our hypothesis was that using gentler words for administration of the local anesthetic improves pain perception and patient comfort. One hundred forty healthy women at term gestation requesting neuraxial analgesia were randomized to either a "pla...

Peripheral nerve injury after local anesthetic injection.

BACKGROUND A well-known complication of peripheral nerve block is peripheral nerve injury, whether from the needle or toxicity of the medication used. In this study, we sought to determine the extent of damage that results from intrafascicular injection of various commonly used local anesthetics (LAs). METHODS Sixteen Lewis rats received an intrafascicular injection of saline (control) or 1 o...

Accidental intravascular injection of local anesthetic?

visualization was an issue in both reports. Using an out-of-plane approach may have prevented proper needle visualization because only a cross section of the needle anywhere in the length of the needle may be seen and mistaken for the tip, although tissue movement may have been seen. With the in-plane approach used in the other report, needle artifacts may have prevented proper visualization, w...