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.

To compare the effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks and general anesthesia (GA) in for postoperative pain, Andrew Kalthoff, DO, and colleagues performed a systematic review of 14 randomized ...

Regional forms of anesthesia – spinal or epidural (neuraxial) anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) – which only numb the area of the body that requires surgery, provide better pain ...

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Treatment with HCCP led to significant improvements in pain, sleep quality, mood, and overall quality of life in patients with PNI.

In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 RCTS of peripheral nerve blocks, use of ultrasound guidance was shown to improve the success of PNBs [risk ratio (RR) for block failure 0.41 ...

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective surgeries in the United States, with 680,150 procedures performed in 2014, a number that is projected to increase by 189% to 1.28 ...