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ArticleAnesthesiology and pain medicine2015

Sciatic Nerve Block in Tetanus: A Case Report.

Mohammad Taghi Beigmohammadi, Farhad Tavakoli, Saeid Safari, Hamid Reza Amiri

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Article in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Taghi BeigmohammadiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farhad TavakoliDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeid SafariPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Reza AmiriDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Imam Khomeini Hospital · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

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Abstract

introductionMuscle rigidity and generalized spasm can cause severe pain in patients with tetanus. Administration of high dose sedative or narcotic agents can increase respiratory failure and prolong mechanical ventilation support. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block was performed in a 25-year-old patient with tetanus to progress his respiratory drive which was decreased due to high dose sedative administration. This procedure accelerates the weaning process and extubation.

conclusionsNerve blocks may be appropriate for the particular patient with tetanus to tolerate the pain, reduce depth of sedation, accelerate extubation and subsequently decrease complications of tetanus relating to long time intubation.

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Intensive Care UnitsNerve BlockSciatic NerveTetanusU.S. Guided

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PMCPMC4688813
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