The beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, terbutaline, reduces UVB-induced mechanical sensitization in humans.

Objectives: Previously, we found in cultures of primary neurons and in animals that sensitized primary neurons can be desensitized by treatment with e.g. beta-adrenergic receptor agonists.

[Anesthesia and pain management during pregnancy].

During the perioperative and postoperative care of pregnant women it is prudent to pay close attention to the changed physiology of these patients. The main principles of care are the preservation of maternal and fetal homeostasis as well as avoidance of any substances with toxic effects on the fetus. In order to provide pregnant patients with good quality care, all relevant disciplines should be involved as early as possible.

[Cost minimization analysis in postoperative pain management : economic efficiency and effectiveness of two infusion pump systems].

Background: Besides reliable efficacy and patient satisfaction, economic efficiency is becoming increasingly more important in postoperative pain management.

Aim: The present study investigated the effectiveness of two pain pump systems and compared the running costs in treatment.

Material And Methods: In this study 40 patients received an interscalene catheter prior to shoulder surgery.

Comprehensive curriculum for phantom-based training of ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve and stellate ganglion blocks.

Objective: Ultrasound (US)-guided pain procedures become increasingly important due to their numerous advantages. Solid proficiency is necessary, however, to minimize complications and guarantee adequate performance. To enable beginners to learn the relevant skills in the technique of US-guided stellate ganglion (SGB) and intercostal nerve block (ICB), a training curriculum was developed and tested using self-made phantoms.

[Ultrasound in interventional pain therapy].

Peripheral nerve blocks are currently performed relatively blind even in the most complex anatomical structures and physicians mostly rely on palpable anatomical landmarks on the surface. Ultrasound has become an indispensable part of the modern medical world and has long since found its way into almost all medical professions. More and more this trend also reaches interventional pain physicians as it is possible to accurately target structures, to track the needle course during the intervention and to visualize the spread of the local anesthetic.