Key Points Multimodal analgesia, including regional blockade and nonopioid medication, reduces opioid requirements and side effects. Postoperative lumbar plexus blockade is superior to neuraxial analgesia for patients undergoing major hip surgery. Psoas compartment block provides complete unilateral lumbar plexus anesthesia…
Introduction Orthopedic procedures for the elbow are well suited to regional anesthetic techniques. Continuous catheter techniques provide postoperative analgesia and allow early limb mobilization. In addition to intraoperative anesthesia, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve blocks may also be used in…
Case Synopsis A 42-year-old man complains of shortness of breath and mild right-sided chest pain in the outpatient recovery area, shortly after a right wrist fusion. A preoperative ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block was placed using the supraclavicular approach. On examination,…
Key Points ▪ Regional anesthesia is only successful when local anesthetic is inserted in close proximity to the targeted nerves. From the inception of regional anesthesia over a century ago, several techniques have been designed and available to facilitate the…