TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Upper Extremity A1 - Bhatt, Binoy A1 - Asay, Daniel A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - Peripheral nerve blocks of the upper extremity may be used for anesthesia, postoperative analgesia, and the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain syndromes. Preoperative analgesia may be obtained, and catheter techniques enable post-operative pain management with continuous infusions of local anesthetic, with or without an opioid. Such infusions can improve perfusion to the operative extremity, reduce pain with movement, facilitate early joint mobilization, and improve the quality of life weeks after discontinuation of the infusion. The types of upper extremity nerve blocks are listed in Table 14-1. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738579 ER -