2003
Changes in the Provision of Anesthesia for the Parturient Undergoing Cesarean Section
GAISER R. Changes in the Provision of Anesthesia for the Parturient Undergoing Cesarean Section. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003, 46: 646. PMID: 12972746, DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200309000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCystatin C as a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker for pain in humans
Mannes A, Martin B, Yang H, Keller J, Lewin S, Gaiser R, Iadarola M. Cystatin C as a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker for pain in humans. Pain 2003, 102: 251-256. PMID: 12670666, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00403-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidCystatin CMcGill Short Form QuestionnaireCystatin C increaseNon-pain patientsElective caesarean sectionBeta-endorphin contentDorsal spinal cordVisual analog scaleCerebrospinal fluid biomarkersTotal CSF proteinPrevious animal studiesShort-form questionnairePeripheral inflammationCaesarean sectionSevere painDorsal hornPain statesPersistent painPain patientsAnalog scaleObstetrical patientsFluid biomarkersControl subjectsSpinal cord
2000
Comparison of combined spinal-epidural and low dose epidural for labour analgesia
Hepner D, Gaiser R, Cheek T, Gutsche B. Comparison of combined spinal-epidural and low dose epidural for labour analgesia. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2000, 47: 232-236. PMID: 10730733, DOI: 10.1007/bf03018918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesia, EpiduralAnalgesia, ObstetricalAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalBuffersBupivacaineChi-Square DistributionDouble-Blind MethodEpinephrineFemaleFentanylHumansInjections, SpinalMotor NeuronsNerve BlockPainPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPregnancyProspective StudiesSodium BicarbonateTime FactorsVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsEpidural analgesiaComplete analgesiaLow-dose epiduralsDouble-blind fashionSpinal-epidural techniqueOnset of analgesiaHealthy term parturientsAcademic medical centerSodium bicarbonate 8.4Additional analgesiaCSE analgesiaEpidural groupMotor blockadeMotor blockTerm parturientsEpidural techniqueLabor analgesiaParturients' satisfactionUniversity HospitalMaternal requestCSE groupAnalgesiaMedical CenterLabor floorOpioid mixtures
1998
Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Infusion Rates of Ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for Epidural Labor Analgesia
Cascio M, Gaiser R, Camann W, Venkateswaran P, Hawkins J, McCarthy D. Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Infusion Rates of Ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for Epidural Labor Analgesia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 1998, 23: 548-553. DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823060-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog pain scaleML/hourMotor blockLabor analgesiaInfusion ratePain reliefBolus dosageHours groupNeurological adaptive capacity scoresEpidural infusion rateLess motor blockAnalog pain scaleLumbar epidural catheterLabor pain managementEpidural labor analgesiaInstitutional review board approvalReview board approvalAdaptive capacity scoresDifferent infusion ratesSatisfactory labor analgesiaBromage scaleRescue analgesiaApgar scoreEpidural catheterMost patientsComparative evaluation of four different infusion rates of ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for epidural labor analgesia
Cascio M, Gaiser R, Camann W, Venkateswaran P, Hawkins J, McCarthy D. Comparative evaluation of four different infusion rates of ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for epidural labor analgesia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 1998, 23: 548-553. PMID: 9840848, DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(98)90079-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog pain scaleML/hourMotor blockLabor analgesiaInfusion ratePain reliefBolus dosageHours groupNeurological adaptive capacity scoresEpidural infusion rateLess motor blockAnalog pain scaleLumbar epidural catheterLabor pain managementEpidural labor analgesiaInstitutional review board approvalReview board approvalAdaptive capacity scoresDifferent infusion ratesSatisfactory labor analgesiaBromage scaleRescue analgesiaApgar scoreEpidural catheterMost patients