Techniques with regional anesthesia show better effectiveness for postoperative pain control, and opioid-free methods are ...

The use of regional anesthesia reduces acute postoperative pain associated with noncardiac surgery. It also decreases the incidence of prolonged opioid use and chronic postoperative pain at 3 and 6 ...

Two types of regional anesthesia do not make patients more prone to falls in the first days after having knee replacement surgery as some have previously suggested, according to a study based on ...

In particular, obese patients may profit from peripheral regional anaesthesia due to avoidance of general anaesthesia. Currently, ultrasound (US) guidance is described as the golden standard in ...

Women, minorities and patients enrolled in Medicaid are less likely to receive regional anesthesia techniques that consistently improve outcomes after surgery, suggests research being presented at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of regional anesthesia vs. general anesthesia was associated with a significant reduction in major ...

Hugh Morgan, director of quality assurance for Somnia Anesthesia, and John LaFratta, corporate training specialist, pain management, for B. Braun, recently presented a webinar titled “Impact of ...

A study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, examined the impact of anesthesia type on inpatient hospital mortality for geriatric fragility hip fracture surgery. Researchers conducted a ...

General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of infant intubation and low Apgar scores, relative to regional anesthesia. General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of ...

THE war and the following years witnessed a widespread increase of interest in regional anesthesia. This was a natural sequence to the emphasis placed upon the role of anesthesia in war surgery. Many ...