Intravenous regional block


Key points

  • Intravenous (IV) regional anesthesia is usually achieved using dilute lidocaine 0.5%; 50 mL of prilocaine has also been used successfully.

  • The IV regional block is useful for procedures lasting 90–120 minutes. This time limit is due to tourniquet time constraints rather than to diminution of the local anesthetic effect.

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