Publications by authors named "Christiane Cote"
Purpose: To compare ropivacaine blood concentrations obtained after a continuous lumbar plexus block performed either by the anterior three-in-one femoral (FEM) technique or the posterior (psoas compartment; PSOAS) technique.
Methods: As a substudy of a larger clinical trial, 24 patients were randomly allocated to receive a bolus of 30 mL of ropivacaine 0.5% plus epinephrine 1:200,000 followed by an infusion of ropivacaine 0.
Purpose: To compare the efficacy of a continuous posterior lumbar plexus (PSOAS) block to a continuous three-in-one femoral nerve (FEM) block in patients undergoing primary total knee replacement (TKR).
Methods: Sixty patients were randomly allocated to receive iv patient-controlled morphine analgesia (PCA), PCA plus a continuous FEM block with 30 mL ropivacaine 0.5% and epinephrine 1:200,000 bolus followed by an infusion of ropivacaine 0.
Purpose: This prospective randomized double-blind trial evaluates the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TA) to decrease blood losses and red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip replacement (THR).
Methods: Forty ASA class I to III patients received either iv TA 10 mg.kg(-1) bolus before surgery plus a 1 mg.
Purpose: The aims of this study are to determine if the injection of a single large dose of local anesthetics into the paravertebral space increases the risks of inducing toxicity compared with multiple small injections and to describe ropivacaine plasma concentrations resulting from paravertebral blockade.
Methods: Paravertebral blockade was performed using a solution of 10 mL ropivacaine 0.75%, 10 mL lidocaine CO2 2% plus 0.