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Key Points Regional anesthesia can provide an alternative to general anesthesia for certain surgical procedures; these includes surgeries to the thoracic and abdominal cavities and wall, and surgery to the extremities. The surgeries should be of limited duration (i.e., not…

Overview Peripheral regional anesthesia and neuraxial anesthesia are well established in postoperative pain management following major orthopedic, thoracic, and abdominal procedures. Benefits include pain control superior to that achieved with systemic opioids, improved lung function after thoracic and abdominal procedures,…