Regional Anesthesia Complications and Contraindications.

Danial Shams, Kaylyn Sachse, Nicholas Statzer, Rajnish K Gupta

Anesthesiology clinics 2024 Jun

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Regional anesthesia has a strong role in minimizing post-operative pain, decreasing narcotic use and PONV, and, therefore, speeding discharge times. However, as with any procedure, regional anesthesia has both benefits and risks. It is important to identify the complications and contraindications related to regional anesthesia, which patient populations are at highest risk, and how to mitigate those risks to the greatest extent possible. Overall, significant complications secondary to regional anesthesia remain low. While a variety of different regional anesthesia techniques exist, complications tend to fall within 4 broad categories: block failure, bleeding/hematoma, neurological injury, and local anesthetic toxicity. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Danial Shams, Kaylyn Sachse, Nicholas Statzer, Rajnish K Gupta. Regional Anesthesia Complications and Contraindications. Anesthesiology clinics. 2024 Jun;42(2):329-344