In addition, they can be used as the main anesthetic for abdominal or leg surgery. Another common type of regional anesthesia is a peripheral nerve block, which is produced by injections usually ...

Regional block is a safe and, in our opinion, preferred technique for providing anesthesia for upper extremity vascular surgery. The venodilatation observed is augmented compared with that using a ...

In multidisciplinary guidelines issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and published online ...

The Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) fellowship program consists of twelve months of post-graduate training after successful completion of an accredited residency program in ...

"We are using ultrasound to help guide nerve blocks which is something called regional anesthesia," said Azzo. It's similar to how they block pain, via an epidural, when you're in the midst of ...

Surgical site infections can be prevented during pain relief procedures, anesthesiologists and pain physicians say.

The first comprehensive guidelines dedicated to minimizing infections in patients undergoing surgeries and procedures involving regional anesthesia ... peripheral nerve blocks and spinal cord ...