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Peripheral Nerve Block Anesthesia

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Peripheral nerve is composed of axons of multiple neurons bundled together in fascicles. To achieve good block, local anesthetic should be injected in close proximity to the nerve or in the same fascial plane in which the nerve lies. Advances in ultrasound technology allows real-time visualization of needle advancement toward the nerve, potentially avoiding critical structures. It also allows to visualize the spread of local anesthetic around the nerve. Ultrasound and peripheral nerve stimulators facilitate nerve blockade, but their use does not eliminate the risk of nerve injury.

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  1. Department of General Anethesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Sree Kolli

  2. Anesthesia Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Loran Mounir Soliman

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  1. Departments of General Anesthesia and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Ehab Farag

  2. Center for Anesthesiology Education, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Maged Argalious

  3. Department of General Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    John E. Tetzlaff

  4. Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Deepak Sharma

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Kolli, S., Mounir Soliman, L. (2018). Peripheral Nerve Block Anesthesia. In: Farag, E., Argalious, M., Tetzlaff, J.E., Sharma, D. (eds) Basic Sciences in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_1

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