Local anesthetic systemic toxicity: current perspectives

K El-Boghdadly, A Pawa, KJ Chin - Local and regional anesthesia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a life-threatening adverse event that may occur
after the administration of local anesthetic drugs through a variety of routes. Increasing use …

Transversus abdominis plane block: a narrative review

DQ Tran, D Bravo, P Leurcharusmee, JM Neal - Anesthesiology, 2019 - pubs.asahq.org
In this narrative review article, the authors discuss the anatomy, nomenclature, history,
approaches (posterior vs. lateral vs. subcostal), techniques, pharmacology, indications, and …

Ultrasound guidance reduces the risk of local anesthetic systemic toxicity following peripheral nerve blockade

MJ Barrington, R Kluger - Regional anesthesia & pain medicine, 2013 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a potentially life-
threatening complication of local anesthetic administration. In this article, the results of the …

Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: a review of the published evidence

BM Ilfeld - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2011 - journals.lww.com
A continuous peripheral nerve block, also termed “perineural local anesthetic infusion,”
involves the percutaneous insertion of a catheter adjacent to a peripheral nerve, followed by …

ASRA practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity

JM Neal, CM Bernards, JF Butterworth… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2010 - rapm.bmj.com
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Practice Advisory on
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity assimilates and summarizes current knowledge …

Updates on wound infiltration use for postoperative pain management: a narrative review

DM Stamenkovic, M Bezmarevic, S Bojic… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Local anesthetic wound infiltration (WI) provides anesthesia for minor surgical procedures
and improves postoperative analgesia as part of multimodal analgesia after general or …

Upper extremity regional anesthesia: essentials of our current understanding, 2008

JM Neal, JC Gerancher, JR Hebl, BM Ilfeld… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2009 - rapm.bmj.com
Brachial plexus blockade is the cornerstone of the peripheral nerve regional anesthesia
practice of most anesthesiologists. As part of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia …

Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral blockade: a retrospective study of the incidence of complications

MM Pace, B Sharma, J Anderson-Dam… - Anesthesia & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The benefits of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) have been
demonstrated for patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer. However, pleural puncture …

Preliminary results of the Australasian Regional Anaesthesia Collaboration: a prospective audit of more than 7000 peripheral nerve and plexus blocks for neurologic …

MJ Barrington, SA Watts, SR Gledhill… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2009 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives: Peripheral nerve blockade is associated with excellent patient
outcomes after surgery; however, neurologic and other complications can be devastating for …

Expert consensus recommendations for the performance of peripheral nerve blocks for headaches–a narrative review

A Blumenfeld, A Ashkenazi, U Napchan… - … : The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe a standardized methodology for the performance of peripheral nerve
blocks (PNB s) in the treatment of headache disorders. Background PNBs have long been …