Revista N. 62 - Clube de Anestesia Regional

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Editorial
Dear Colleague
The XIX Annual CAR Congress, and the XIV ESRA Zonal Congress in Portugal, took place last October at Hospital da Prelada in
Oporto, an exquisite organization of the Anaesthesia Department under the direction of Dr. Edgar Lopes. In this Congress were
present 165 colleagues.
The Jury of 2010 CAR Awards, determined the assignment of the 2nd Prize to poster “Epidural technique approach to chronic low
back pain” presented by Daniela Araújo co-authored by Raquel Caetano, Cristina Duarte and Fernando Pousa from the Pain Unit
of Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia – Espinho EPE. The article is published in this journal.
The honorable mention was attributed to the poster “Subarachnoid Block in Ambulatory Surgery”, presented by Joana Rebelo coauthored
by Vânia Costa, Rita Teixeira, Marta Achando and Paula Neves of the Anaesthesia Department in Hospital de Vila Nova
de Gaia – Espinho EPE. You may also read this article in the following pages.
By the Jury’s recommendation two posters presented at Hospital da Prelada are also published: “Camurati-Engelmann
Syndrome – Epidural Block?” and “Spinal anaesthesia in patient with Huntington’s Chorea”.
In the work of Joana Rebelo from Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia about “Subaracnoid Block in Ambulatory Surgery”,
the authors make some comments about the validity of this anaesthetic technique in clinic, due to its safety and ease
implementation.
From Hospital de S. João, an article about the “Greater occipital nerve block for benign tumor removal”: a simple and effective
practice.
Vila Real makes a new approach to an old problem the “Subarachnoid block postoperative headache”. The subject is approached
by Clara Lobo and Colleagues, anaesthetists from Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.
Awarded with the 2nd Prize CAR 2010, Daniela Araújo and Colleagues (Centro Hospitalar Gaia – Espinho) tell us about Epidural
Technique approach to chronic low back pain, an utmost important pathology due to the frequency and disabling action.
From Viseu a study about the use of “Subarachnoid block in surgical occurrence of patients with Huntington’s Chorea, an hereditary
disease”.
From HUC comes an interesting paper about “Obstetrics as a comparative study about different doses of ropivacaine for caesarean
section” when this option is taken in the course of labor analgesia.
Still form HUC a paper about the use of regional anaesthetic techniques in other rare disease: the Camurati-Engelmann
Syndrome.
At last, from HUC, Francisco Matos and Colleagues present us with a survey about maternal satisfaction after anaesthesia for
caesarean section comparing subarachnoid block and epidural.
In early 2011 the new CAR website will be operational with a different structure, friendlier and I hope, more profitable.
2011 is the year of the CAR XXth Anniversary. The Congress will take place in Lisbon between September 28th and October 1st .
Before, on February 19th , the 38th CAR Saturday will take place in Viseu. On a date still to schedule will be held in Vila Real the
39th CAR Saturday and on November 26th in Alcoitão will be the 40th CAR Saturday devoted to Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation
and Chronic Pain.
I wish to all associated members a Happy New Year.
Dezembro 2010 | December 2010
Revista de Anestesia Regional e Terapia da Dor | Journal of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Treatment
Rui Sobral de Campos