I. Costache
University of Ottawa
8 Papers
2 Citations
I. Costache is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Paravertebral Block & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks.
Kariem El-Boghdadly,Morné Wolmarans,Angela D Stengel,Eric Albrecht,Ki Jinn Chin,Hesham Elsharkawy,Hesham Elsharkawy,Sandra L. Kopp,Edward R. Mariano,Jeff L Xu,Jeff L Xu,Sanjib Das Adhikary,Başak Altıparmak,Michael J. Barrington,S Bloc,Rafael Blanco,Karen Boretsky,Jens Børglum,Margaretha B. Breebaart,David Burckett-St Laurent,Xavier Capdevila,Brendan Carvalho,Alwin Chuan,Sandra Coppens,I. Costache,Mette Dam,C. Egeler,Mario Fajardo,Jeff Gadsden,Philippe Gautier,Stuart A Grant,Admir Hadzic,P. Hebbard,Nadia Hernandez,Rosemary Hogg,Margaret Holtz,Rebecca L. Johnson,Manoj K. Karmakar,Paul Kessler,Kwesi Kwofie,Clara Lobo,Danielle Ludwin,Alan J. R. Macfarlane,John G. McDonnell,Graeme McLeod,Peter Merjavy,Eml Moran,Brian D O'Donnell,Teresa Parras,Amit Pawa,Anahi Perlas,Maria Fernanda Rojas Gomez,Xavier Sala-Blanch,Andrea Saporito,Sanjay K. Sinha,Ellen M. Soffin,Athmaja Thottungal,Ban C. H. Tsui,Serkan Tulgar,Lloyd Turbitt,Vishal Uppal,Geert J. van Geffen,Thomas Volk,Nabil M. Elkassabany +63 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted an international consensus study involving experts using a three-round Delphi method to produce a list of names and corresponding descriptions of anatomical targets for abdominal wall, chest wall, and paraspinal blocks.
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The mid-point transverse process to pleura (MTP) block: a new end-point for thoracic paravertebral block.
I. Costache,L. de Neumann,Christopher J. Ramnanan,S. L. Goodwin,Amit Pawa,Faraj W. Abdallah,Colin J L McCartney +6 more
TL;DR: Cadaver results and clinical cases demonstrate that, with the exception of cadaver 1, an injection point midway between the posterior border of the transverse process and pleura consistently achieved spread of dye at least to the paravertebral space at the level of injection, and frequently to adjacent levels.
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Pain management within an enhanced recovery program after thoracic surgery
TL;DR: This review will focus on the options for pain management protocols within an ERAS program for thoracic surgery patients (ERATS) to minimize the risk for development of chronic persistent postoperative pain (CPPP).
Midpoint transverse process to pleura catheter placement for postoperative analgesia following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
D. E. Watton,Peter Rose,Faraj W. Abdallah,Calvin Thompson,D. E. Maziak,I. Costache +5 more
- 01 Jul 2019
TL;DR: Three cases where a midpoint transverse process to pleura continuous catheter technique was successfully used for postoperative analgesia following video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery are reported.
Eligibility criteria in paravertebral block meta‐analysis
Faraj W. Abdallah,Jens Børglum,G.J. van Geffen,Amit Pawa,Manfred Greher,I. Costache,Per-Arne Lönnqvist +6 more
TL;DR: Some serious methodological concerns are identified about the eligibility criteria of the Heesen et al. meta-analysis of trials reporting the effect of preoperative paravertebral block (PVB) on the risk of developing persistent post-surgical pain (PPP) following breast cancer surgery.
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