Patients with peripheral nerve injuries are less likely to completely recover after total knee arthroplasty if they received peripheral nerve blockade, according to a study published in Anesthesiology ...

There was an increase in use of neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve block analgesia rather than general anesthesia for hip fracture procedures.

2. PNB utilization for the brachial plexus, sciatic nerve and femoral nerve were 6.1 percent, 1.5 percent and 1.9 percent respectively. 3. The highest volume of PNB use was in shoulder arthroscopies ...