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“Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries)
“Prevention is always better than cure.” However, despite all precautions or preventive measures, sometimes patients develop neurodeficits due to suspected nerve injury in the perioperative period. Assessment and evaluation of the patient’s symptoms can provide clues to the causative factors. Such c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575754 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41782 |
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author | Sonawane, Kartik Dixit, Hrudini Thota, Navya Jayaraj, Aparna Balavenkatasubramanian, Jagannathan |
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description | “Prevention is always better than cure.” However, despite all precautions or preventive measures, sometimes patients develop neurodeficits due to suspected nerve injury in the perioperative period. Assessment and evaluation of the patient’s symptoms can provide clues to the causative factors. Such causative factors can be corrected immediately to avoid further deterioration, or some may require further workup. The management plan for such a diagnosed nerve injury depends on the symptoms, the finding of the medical history, and the diagnostic imaging and tests. Simultaneous symptomatic relief in the form of pain medications, steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs, psychological counseling, and reassurance is essential to expedite treatment goals. Diagnosing and treating nerve injuries cannot be laid down as a straightforward part. It is a zigzag puzzle in its own right, playing with time and injury progression. Careful assessment to diagnose the extent of nerve damage plays an important role in treatment plans. It helps decide when to proceed and when to postpone, whether conservative strategies would suffice, or surgical repair would be required. Although most nerve injuries are self-limiting, some cases require surgical intervention that needs to be diagnosed early. The revolution was started by Sunderland in 1945 when he described neurosurgical techniques that drastically changed the entire scenario of nerve repairs. The ultimate effective treatment and full recovery may not be guaranteed, but attempts must be made to achieve the best results. With the patient’s interests in mind, it is important to formulate a plan ensuring a good quality of life with minimal impact on their daily activities. Multifactorial nerve injury requires a multidisciplinary approach that primarily includes reassuring, psychological counseling, multimodal analgesia, and neurological and occupational consultations. This article describes the step-by-step approach known as the symptoms categorization-history taking-examination-diagnostic evaluations (SHED) approach to managing patients with peripheral nerve injuries. It also details the various modalities for diagnosing nerve injuries, sequential electrodiagnostic studies, and treatment plans depending on the type and extent of nerve injuries. It will help readers to design a treatment plan based on the patient’s symptoms and evaluation results. |
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spelling | pubmed-104193312023-08-12 “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) Sonawane, Kartik Dixit, Hrudini Thota, Navya Jayaraj, Aparna Balavenkatasubramanian, Jagannathan Cureus Anesthesiology “Prevention is always better than cure.” However, despite all precautions or preventive measures, sometimes patients develop neurodeficits due to suspected nerve injury in the perioperative period. Assessment and evaluation of the patient’s symptoms can provide clues to the causative factors. Such causative factors can be corrected immediately to avoid further deterioration, or some may require further workup. The management plan for such a diagnosed nerve injury depends on the symptoms, the finding of the medical history, and the diagnostic imaging and tests. Simultaneous symptomatic relief in the form of pain medications, steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs, psychological counseling, and reassurance is essential to expedite treatment goals. Diagnosing and treating nerve injuries cannot be laid down as a straightforward part. It is a zigzag puzzle in its own right, playing with time and injury progression. Careful assessment to diagnose the extent of nerve damage plays an important role in treatment plans. It helps decide when to proceed and when to postpone, whether conservative strategies would suffice, or surgical repair would be required. Although most nerve injuries are self-limiting, some cases require surgical intervention that needs to be diagnosed early. The revolution was started by Sunderland in 1945 when he described neurosurgical techniques that drastically changed the entire scenario of nerve repairs. The ultimate effective treatment and full recovery may not be guaranteed, but attempts must be made to achieve the best results. With the patient’s interests in mind, it is important to formulate a plan ensuring a good quality of life with minimal impact on their daily activities. Multifactorial nerve injury requires a multidisciplinary approach that primarily includes reassuring, psychological counseling, multimodal analgesia, and neurological and occupational consultations. This article describes the step-by-step approach known as the symptoms categorization-history taking-examination-diagnostic evaluations (SHED) approach to managing patients with peripheral nerve injuries. It also details the various modalities for diagnosing nerve injuries, sequential electrodiagnostic studies, and treatment plans depending on the type and extent of nerve injuries. It will help readers to design a treatment plan based on the patient’s symptoms and evaluation results. Cureus 2023-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10419331/ /pubmed/37575754 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41782 Text en Copyright © 2023, Sonawane et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Anesthesiology Sonawane, Kartik Dixit, Hrudini Thota, Navya Jayaraj, Aparna Balavenkatasubramanian, Jagannathan “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title | “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title_full | “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title_fullStr | “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title_full_unstemmed | “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title_short | “Knowing It Before Blocking It,” the ABCD of the Peripheral Nerves: Part D (Approach to the Patient With Nerve Injuries) |
title_sort | “knowing it before blocking it,” the abcd of the peripheral nerves: part d (approach to the patient with nerve injuries) |
topic | Anesthesiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575754 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41782 |
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