Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Regional Anesthesia - General Considerations
Peripheral nerve blockade
Peripheral nerve blockade can be an excellent addition or alternative to general anesthesia (GA) for many surgical procedures. Regional anesthesia (RA) may provide sensory and motor blockade without significantly disrupting systemic autonomic function. Single-shot blocks can provide postoperative analgesia that may last for hours.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Regional Anesthesia - General Considerations." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728269/all/Regional_Anesthesia___General_Considerations.
Regional Anesthesia - General Considerations. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728269/all/Regional_Anesthesia___General_Considerations. Accessed July 26, 2025.
Regional Anesthesia - General Considerations. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728269/all/Regional_Anesthesia___General_Considerations
Regional Anesthesia - General Considerations [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 26]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728269/all/Regional_Anesthesia___General_Considerations.
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