The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine introduced an intensive
workshop focused on lower-extremity peripheral nerve blockade in 2002. This review is the …

This review synthesizes anatomical, anesthetic, surgical, and patient factors that may
contribute to neurologic complications associated with peripheral nerve blockade …

Local anaesthetics are often used as part of multimodal pain management techniques to
manage postsurgical pain and lessen the need for opioid analgesics; however, the duration …

Physical exercise can improve brain function and delay neurodegeneration; however, the
initial signal from muscle to brain is unknown. Here we show that the lactate receptor …

Background Both general and nerve block anesthesia are effective for shoulder surgery. For
outpatient surgery, it is important to determine which technique provides more efficient …

Background Unintentional intraneural injection of local anesthetics may cause mechanical
injury and pressure ischemia of the nerve fascicles. One study in small animals showed that …

Neurologic complications associated with regional anesthesia and pain medicine practice
are extremely rare. The ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications in Regional …

Neurologic injury associated with regional anesthetic or pain medicine procedures is
extremely rare. The Second American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine …

Background General anesthesia (GA) and brachial plexus block have been used
successfully for surgery on the upper extremities. Controversy exists as to which method is …

Background There is heterogeneity in the names and anatomical descriptions of regional
anesthetic techniques. This may have adverse consequences on education, research, and …