Regional anaesthesia has undergone several exciting advances in the past few decades.
Ultrasound‐guided techniques of peripheral nerve blockade have become the gold …

There is an epidemic of opioid use, abuse, and misuse in the United States, which results in
significant morbidity and mortality. It may be difficult to reduce perioperative opioid use given …

Most patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but
evidence suggests that less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. Many …

Although beneficial in acute and chronic pain management, the use of local anaesthetics is
limited by its duration of action and the dose dependent adverse effects on the cardiac and …

PaiN Me procedures. Noteworthy exceptions include case reports/series using CPNB to
treat chronic pain such as cancerrelated pain, 3–8 complex regional pain syndrome, 9–12 …

Background The use of peripheral nerve blocks for anesthesia and postoperative analgesia
has increased significantly in recent years. Adjuvants are frequently added to local …

Optimal analgesia is an integral part of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs
designed to improve patients' perioperative experience and outcomes. Regional anesthetic …

Background Peripheral nerve block (infiltration of local anaesthetic around a nerve) is used
for anaesthesia or analgesia. A limitation to its use for postoperative analgesia is that the …

Background Brachial plexus nerve blocks (BPBs) have analgesic and opioid sparing
benefits for upper extremity surgery. Single-injection techniques are limited by the …

Background The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that the increased
duration of analgesia caused by adding dexmedetomidine to local anesthetic results from …