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Facial venous vascular malformation (VVMs) can be cosmetically and functionally disabling. Few studies separate the treatment of these lesions from other vascular birthmarks, despite their unique physiology and natural history. This study retrospectively evaluates the treatment of 34 patients with facial VVMs treated with laser photocoagulation in 63 consecutive procedures. Twenty-two procedures used an argon laser, 12 used a yellow dye laser, and 32 used a yttrium aluminum garnet/potassium titanyl phosphate (YAG/KTP) laser. In 11 procedures the fiberoptic wand of the KTP laser was passed percutaneously for deep photocoagulation. Office charts and operative reports were reviewed, and patients were given a follow-up questionnaire. Bulkiness and discoloration usually improved in the early postoperative period. Partial or complete recurrence was common, most frequently noted at 2 to 6 months. Healing usually occurred within 1 to 4 weeks. Postoperative pain was minimal in most patients, although severe pain occurred in a small number. The complication rate was 5%, including an oral commissure scar contracture following treatment by KTP laser, a small cutaneous burn following deep fiberoptic photocoagulation, and a herpes flare-up following argon laser treatment. Satisfaction was high, and all but 2 patients would have laser treatment again. Laser photocoagulation provides palliation for facial venous malformations with minimal scarring and morbidity, but recurrence and the need for repeated treatments is common.
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PMID:Laser treatment of facial venous vascular malformations. 911 97

A cannula technique for axillary brachial plexus block in combination with general anaesthesia has been in use since 1994 for children undergoing surgical correction of congenital hand anomalies. During a 4-year period data were collected on 250 procedures in 185 patients of median age 3 years detailing the block technique and the intraoperative and postoperative analgesic requirements. Fifteen patients (6%) required supplemental intravenous opioid intraoperatively and this is taken as a marker of failure of the block. Ninety-five patients (38%) required postoperative codeine phosphate with a mean time to receiving codeine phosphate of 9 h. Postoperative pain was controlled in this series with oral analgesia in all but six patients who received parenteral codeine. It is proposed that a cannula technique is an effective and safe method of producing axillary brachial plexus block in children.
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PMID:Axillary brachial plexus block for perioperative analgesia in 250 children. 1044 8

Postoperative pain after bone reconstruction is a serious complication that could jeopardize the global success of a surgery. This pain must be controlled and minimized during the first 3 to 4 postoperative days to prevent it from becoming chronic. In this study, a critical-size bone defect was created at the femoral distal end of rats and filled by an injectable calcium phosphate cement (CPC) loaded or not with local anesthetics (bupivacaine or ropivacaine). A functional evaluation of the gait was performed using the CatWalk system to compare the postoperative pain relief enhanced by the different CPCs after such a bone filling surgery. The results demonstrated significant pain relief during the short-term postoperative period, as shown by the print area and intensity parameters of the operated paw. At 24hours, the print area decreased by 65%, 42%, and 24%, and the intensity decreased by 25%, 9%, and 1% for unloaded, ropivacaine-loaded, and bupivacaine-loaded CPCs, respectively, compared with the preoperative values. Bupivacaine-loaded CPC provided an earlier return to full functional recovery than ropivacaine-loaded CPC. Moreover, the CPCs retained their biologic and mechanical properties. For all these reasons, anesthetic-loaded CPCs could be part of the global pain management protocol after bone reconstruction surgery such as iliac crest bone grafting procedures.
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PMID:Pain Management After Bone Reconstruction Surgery Using an Analgesic Bone Cement: A Functional Noninvasive In Vivo Study Using Gait Analysis. 2977 71