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Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)

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Intravenous regional anesthesia is a method of producing analgesia of the distal part of a limb by intravenous injection while circulation to the limb is occluded. Correctly performed, the method is reliable and its success rate is high. Easy performance, no specific anatomical knowledge, safety and rapid onset, controllable duration of action, and no risk of infection characterize this method.

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Jankovic, D. (2022). Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA). In: Jankovic, D., Peng, P. (eds) Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88727-8_26

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