Publications by authors named "P T Asplund"
The aim was to study the prevalence, documentation, and patient involvement in treatment limitations (TLs) in two Swedish intensive care units (ICUs). All patients admitted to the ICUs of two Swedish regional hospitals in 2019 were screened for inclusion. Exclusion criteria included postanesthesia care <24 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Trigeminal neuralgia associated with multiple sclerosis (MS-TN) is comparatively rare and larger series of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) in such cases are few in the literature.
Objective: To evaluate the results after PBC for MS-TN with regards to therapeutic effect, side effects, and complications.
Methods: One hundred eleven procedures with PBC performed in 66 cases of MS-TN were analyzed.
Background: Despite >30 years of clinical use, the literature is still sparse when it comes to comparisons between percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) and percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizolysis (PRGR) as treatments for trigeminal neuralgia.
Objective: To perform a retrospective cohort comparison between PBC and PRGR with regard to therapeutic effect, side effects, and complications.
Methods: Medical records and follow-up data from 124 primary PRGRs performed from 1986 to 2000 and 82 primary PBCs performed from 2000 to 2013 were reviewed.
Objective: To describe percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) of the trigeminal rootlets as treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TN), including history, operative techniques, outcomes, side effects, and some recent findings increasing the likelihood of a positive outcome.
Methods: PBC is indicated in patients with TN in whom microvascular decompression is considered less suitable. The procedure is simplified by the use of biplanar fluoroscopy, although it is usually carried out with C-arm fluoroscopy to facilitate the introduction of the needle and the visualization of the inflated catheter.