RT Book, Section
A1 Hadzic, Admir
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ID 1183901819
T1 Indications for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
T2 Hadzic's Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, 3e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838931
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1183901819
RD 2023/06/07
AB Peripheral  nerve  blocks  (PNBs)  are  an  important  component  in  multimodal  strategies  for  acute  pain  management.  PNBs  can  be  used  as  a  sole  anesthetic  modality  or  as  an  adjunct  to  neuraxial  or  general  anesthesia.  The  use  of  regional  anesthesia  confers  many  well  documented  clinical  benefits.  The  wide  availability  of  point-of-care  ultrasound  in  clinical  practice  and  the  ubiquitous  use  of  rapid  recovery  protocols  increased  the  indications  and  utility  of  PNBs.  A  number  of  new  regional  anesthesia  techniques  have  been  introduced  to  facilitate  early  mobilization  after  surgery.  The  newer  techniques  tend  to  target  specific  distal  sensory  branches  to  decrease  motor  blockade.  As  an  example,  several  truncal  fascial  plane  blocks  have  been  proposed  as  an  alternative  to  epidural  analgesia  to  avoid  unwanted  effects  after  thoracic  and  abdominal  procedures  (e.g.,  postural  hypotension,  motor  weakness).