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Anesthetic Techniques: Regional

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Understand the different types of regional anesthetics (neuraxial, peripheral, intravenous). Learn indications, techniques, and potential complications associated with regional anesthesia. Review the relevant anatomy for regional anesthesia

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  1. Department of Medicine and Regional Anesthesia, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Anthony R. Plunkett MD

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Interventional Pain Management, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Brian C. McLean MD

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia) (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Richard D. Urman MD, MBA (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) & Scott Segal MD, MHCM (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor) (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) &  (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor)

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Plunkett, A.R., McLean, B.C. (2010). Anesthetic Techniques: Regional. In: Ehrenfeld, J.M., Urman, R.D., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09709-1_13

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