Biomedical subjects

K Bellinger

Publications and source records attributed to K Bellinger.

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PubMed1991

The management of oral mexiletine and intravenous lidocaine to treat chronic painful symmetrical distal diabetic neuropathy.

Intravenous local anesthestics administered to patients with chronic pain have been shown to provide significant levels of systemic analgesia. Furthermore, oral mexiletine which is similar in structure has been demonstrated to be efficacious in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. It is recommended that this combined form of treatment be considered with those patients whose diabetic neuropathy is resistant to more conventional forms of treatment.

Chronic Disease↗

PubMed1991

Laser laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the ambulatory setting.

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Cholecystectomy↗

PubMed1991

Prevention of accidental injection of drugs in epidural tubing.

Numerous drugs have been injected into the epidural space unintentionally and different methods of prevention have been reported. This article describes the use of a needle cap as an available cost-effective alternative to prevent this mishap.

Anesthesia, Epidural↗

PubMed1991

Epidural morphine pruritus reduction with hydroxyzine in parturients.

A majority of patients experience pruritus, nausea and/or emesis following epidural morphine administration post-cesarean section. Naloxone or diphenhydramine are commonly used to treat these side effects. Prevention or reduction in the incidence of side effects of epidural morphine is a clinical goal. The purpose of the study was to observe the efficacy of prophylactic administration of hydroxyzine on the incidence and severity of pruritus following the epidural administration of morphine in 40 patients who requested epidural morphine for postoperative pain relief. Group I (n = 20) received saline, while Group II (n = 20) received 50 mg of hydroxyzine ten minutes after the administration of 5 mg epidural morphine. Both solutions were administered by deep intramuscular injection in the thigh area. The results of this investigation demonstrated that hydroxyzine was efficacious in attenuating the incidence of severe pruritus.

Adult↗

PubMed1990