Anesthesia care increasingly includes use of regional anesthesia techniques, either as a
primary anesthetic or to reduce the patient's postoperative pain. Both neuraxial anesthesia …

Key Points The American Society of Anesthesiology Closed Claims Project is designed to
collect information about and analyze adverse events related to anesthesia. Over 10,500 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In view of the relatively few large studies available to
estimate the rates of complications following regional anesthesia, we aimed to identify and …

Background and Objectives: We aimed to identify current clinical practice patterns among
members of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) …

The potential benefits of peripheral nerve blockade for surgical procedures, when compared
with general anesthesia, include improved postoperative analgesia, with an associated …

Background: Closed malpractice claims can provide insight into low-frequency adverse
events in many areas of perioperative and chronic pain care. Over the last decade, there …

The use of the term standard of care is common and established in law. Although varying by
state, the definition typically includes “the caution that a reasonable person in similar …

Background The authors used the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims
Project database to identify specific patterns of injury and legal liability associated with …

Background and objectives: Anesthesiologists and hospitals are increasingly confronted
with costs associated with the complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks (PNB) procedures …

Perioperative nerve injuries have long been recognized as a complication of regional
anesthesia. Fortunately, severe or disabling neurologic complications rarely occur. Kroll et …