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Laura Girón-Arango

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Verified email at uhn.ca
Cited by 866

Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for hip fracture

L Girón-Arango, PWH Peng, KJ Chin… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2018 - rapm.bmj.com
Fascia iliaca block or femoral nerve block is used frequently in hip fracture patients because
of their opioid-sparing effects and reduction in opioid-related adverse effects. A recent …

The nerves of the adductor canal and the innervation of the knee: an anatomic study

DBS Laurant, P Peng, LG Arango, AU Niazi… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2016 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Adductor canal block contributes to analgesia after total knee
arthroplasty. However, controversy exists regarding the target nerves and the ideal site of local …

Evaluation of the iPACK block injectate spread: a cadaveric study

J Tran, LG Arango, P Peng, SK Sinha… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and objectives Ultrasound-guided infiltration of the interspace between the
popliteal artery and capsule of the knee (iPACK) block, a new regional analgesic technique, is …

[HTML][HTML] Bloqueo de tobillo guiado por ultrasonido: una técnica anestésica atractiva para cirugía de pie

L Girón-Arango, MI Vásquez-Sadder… - Revista Colombiana de …, 2015 - Elsevier
La inervación del pie, definida como aquella distal a los maléolos tibial y peroneal, es dada
por 5 nervios: tibial, peroneal superficial, peroneal profundo, sural y safeno. El bloqueo de …

Reply to aydin et al.: a novel indication of pericapsular nerve group block: surgical anesthesia for vein ligation and stripping

L Girón-Arango, J Tran, PWH Peng - Journal of Cardiothoracic and …, 2020 - jcvaonline.com
2 Ciftci B, Ekinci M, Celik EC, et al. Efficacy of an ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane
block for postoperative analgesia management after videoassisted thoracic surgery: A …

Diaphragm-sparing brachial plexus blocks: a focused review of current evidence and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Cubillos, L Girón-Arango… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Existing diaphragm-sparing brachial plexus regional anesthesia techniques used for shoulder
and clavicle surgery may help minimize pulmonary complications by preserving lung …

[HTML][HTML] Is there a role for transesophageal echocardiography in the perioperative trauma patient?

L Girón-Arango, PP D'Empaire - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
A goal-directed, focused TEE can be performed at the bedside in different locations and
mechanically ventilated patients. TEE provides relevant diagnostic information to guide the …

Reply to Dr Yu et al: Inadvertent quadriceps weakness following the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block

LG Arango, P Peng - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Since the publication of our case report on the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block, 1
we are thrilled to have enthusiastic response from many different centers which reproduced …

[HTML][HTML] Gastric point-of-care ultrasound: a diagnostic tool that is coming of age?

L Giron Arango, A Perlas - … Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d' …, 2023 - Springer
In an article in this month’s issue of the Journal, Wang et al. report on their use of gastric
ultrasound to answer some interesting questions that add to our knowledge of aspiration risk. 1 …

Surgical anesthesia for proximal arm surgery in the awake patient

L Girón-Arango, A Perlas - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 2021 - rapm.bmj.com
This education article discusses a combination of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve blocks
aimed at providing complete surgical anesthesia to the proximal arm, while consistently …