Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Regional Anesthesia - Complications Common to All Nerve Blocks
Complications of LAs
Complications of LAs include intravascular injection, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) (see Chapter 19), and allergic reactions. Use of ultrasound, addition of epinephrine to LA solutions, and intermittent aspiration during injection may help identify intravascular injection.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Regional Anesthesia - Complications Common to All Nerve Blocks." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728271/0/Regional_Anesthesia___Complications_Common_to_All_Nerve_Blocks.
Regional Anesthesia - Complications Common to All Nerve Blocks. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728271/0/Regional_Anesthesia___Complications_Common_to_All_Nerve_Blocks. Accessed July 26, 2025.
Regional Anesthesia - Complications Common to All Nerve Blocks. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728271/0/Regional_Anesthesia___Complications_Common_to_All_Nerve_Blocks
Regional Anesthesia - Complications Common to All Nerve Blocks [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 26]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728271/0/Regional_Anesthesia___Complications_Common_to_All_Nerve_Blocks.
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