Case Synopsis A 63-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer who has undergone chemotherapy will be undergoing a left carpometacarpal arthroplasty. An infraclavicular brachial plexus block is done using 30 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine. On her postoperative visit, she…
Case Synopsis A 29-year-old man who has suffered fractures of the femur and tibia in a motorcycle accident is brought to the operating room for intramedullary nailing of both injuries. Surgery is unremarkable, but the patient is noted to have…
Case Synopsis A 71-year-old man is referred to the pain management center for abdominal pain secondary to a diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The patient recently underwent a local anesthetic block of the celiac plexus with 80% relief of his…