Neurosurgical procedures are often associated with significant postoperative pain that is
both underrecognized and undertreated. Given the potentially undesirable side effects …

Regional anesthesia has been an undervalued entity in neuroanesthetic practice. However,
in the past few years, owing to the development of more advanced techniques, drugs and …

Despite some reticence on the part of both surgical and anesthesiology colleagues, the use
of regional anesthesia and analgesia does provide improvement in patient outcomes …

BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia (RA) provides excellent anesthesia and analgesia for
many surgical procedures. Anesthesiologists and patients must understand the risks in …

The benefits of regional anesthesia have been repeatedly shown in numer-ous clinical
studies for a wide spectrum of surgical procedures. In all cases, the benefits of a regional …

Relief from pain is a worthwhile humanitarian and clinical goal and there is good evidence
that regional anaesthesia and analgesia offer a superior quality of analgesia compared to …

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) and the European
Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA) are 2 of the oldest societies of …

Regional anesthesia has traditionally been underutilized in neurosurgical procedures
compared with other surgical specialties. However, the introduction of techniques like awake …

Significant advances have been made in regional anaesthesia in the past 10 years. The
introduction of catheter techniques has cleared the way for better regional anaesthetic and …

Anesthesiologists are now and then faced with the dilemma of whether a regional anesthetic
technique should be used in patients with preexisting neurological disorders. Uncertainty …