Background: Nerve block utility has been extensively described in the operating room, however, there is a paucity of evidence regarding blocks in the interventional radiology (IR) suite, with no studies examining its safety and efficacy in children.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a single tertiary-care children's hospital to evaluate the analgesic utility of nerve blocks during IR-performed sclerotherapy for bone cysts, venous malformations, and lymphatic malformations. Lymphatic and venous malformations were combined for final analysis.
In patients with infectious symptoms and severe muscle pain, it is crucial to consider pyomyositis as a significant potential cause. A normal complete blood count should not exclude this possibility early in the course. Early advanced imaging modalities and blood cultures are crucial in narrowing the differential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVarious regional anesthetics have been used for postoperative analgesia for pediatric craniotomy. In this case series, we report retrospectively collected data on postoperative pain and analgesic use in 44 patients who received ultrasound-guided occipital nerve blocks in addition to intravenous analgesic agents for posterior craniotomy procedures. In the immediate post-anesthesia care unit, pain was rated as zero or well controlled in 77% of patients, with only 43% requiring intravenous or demand patient-controlled analgesia opioids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To characterize neurologic manifestations in post-hospitalization Neuro-PASC (PNP) and non-hospitalized Neuro-PASC (NNP) patients.
Methods: Prospective study of the first 100 consecutive PNP and 500 NNP patients evaluated at a Neuro-COVID-19 clinic between 5/2020 and 8/2021.
Results: PNP were older than NNP patients (mean 53.