Alain Borgeat

Anesthesiology, Orthopedic University Hospital Balgrist, Switzerland

Main Field(s) of Research

In our department we focus on the different possibilities of peri- and postoperativ analgesia for and after orthopedic surgery: New galenic application forms, epidural catheters after major scoliosis operations, perineural catheters for upper and lower limb surgery, complications with these catheters, use of new local anesthetics, control of their clinical effects and measurement of blood concentration, new ways to treat postoperative pain at the donor-site for bone graft at the iliac crest. Another field of interest is the prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting. We are interested to find out more about the microbiological mechanisms of the antiinflammatory effects of local anesthetics in the context of acute lung injury. We are studying the influence of non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs on bone cells.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Anesthesiology & Pain Management > Regional Anesthesia (since 22 August 2007)

All recent recommendations

• 6.7
  Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study.
  Recommended by Gregor Theilmeier with Jan Larmann, Alex Sia with Serene Leo, Alain Borgeat, John Laffey with Grainne McDermott
  
• 3.4
  Antiinflammatory effect of peripheral nerve blocks after knee surgery: clinical and biologic evaluation.
  Recommended by Patricia Lavand'homme, Alain Borgeat, Michael Schaefer, Joel Katz with Nicole Carmichael
  
• 6.0
  Rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis after orthopaedic surgery: pooled analysis of two studies.
  Recommended by Alain Borgeat
  
• 6.7
  Experience is not enough: repeated breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique by novice operators despite improved skill.
  Recommended by Philip Popham, Jason Campagna, Brendan Finucane, Alain Borgeat, Yoshinori Nakata
  
• 11.5
  Anesthesia awareness and the bispectral index.
  Recommended by Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, Philippa Newfield, Beverley Orser, Emery Brown, Harald Groeben, Benedikt Pannen, Manfred Seeberger, Alain Borgeat, Lynda Wells, Dhanesh Gupta, Alex Sia with Serene Leo, Paul Barash, Michael O'Connor, Masahiko Kawaguchi
  Dissent by Albert Dahan with Elise Sarton, Ville Jantti with Seppo Alahuhta
• 6.4
  Severe brachial plexopathy after an ultrasound-guided single-injection nerve block for total shoulder arthroplasty in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
  Recommended by Sukdeb Datta, Alain Borgeat
  
• 6.0
  Safety evaluation of topically applied amitriptyline in porcine full-thickness wounds.
  Recommended by Alain Borgeat
  
• 8.4
  Continuous preperitoneal infusion of ropivacaine provides effective analgesia and accelerates recovery after colorectal surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
  Recommended by Andreas Sandner-Kiesling, Filippo La Torre, Valerie Billard, Alain Borgeat
  
• 4.9
  A prospective, randomized comparison between ultrasound and nerve stimulation guidance for multiple injection axillary brachial plexus block.
  Recommended by Richard Brull, Alain Borgeat, Vincent Chan with Ki Jinn Chin