Intravenous lidocaine is used widely for its effect on postoperative pain and recovery but it
can be, and has been, fatal when used inappropriately and incorrectly. The risk‐benefit ratio …

Neuraxial drug administration, ie, the injection of drugs into the epidural or intrathecal space
to produce anesthesia or analgesia, is a technique developed more than 120 years ago …

With a focus on practical acute pain management in adults in the hospital setting, this book
provides health professionals with simple and practical information to help them manage …

The type of anesthesia used for total joint arthroplasty may have an important effect on
outcomes. Until randomized control trials are performed we must rely on existing evidence …

The use of lidocaine in spinal anesthesia may increase the risk of transient neurological
symptoms (TNS) according to previous meta-analyses. However, the previous meta …

Spinal anesthesia is a safe alternative to general anesthesia but remains underrepresented
in the ambulatory setting. Most concerns relate to low flexibility of spinal anesthesia duration …

Background Short-acting spinal anesthetics enable rapid recovery after hip and knee
arthroplasty; however, concerns with transient neurological symptoms (TNS) cause some to …

Bupivacaine (BUP) has previously been shown to trigger neurotoxicity after spinal
anesthesia. Further, ferroptosis has been implicated in the pathological processes …

Objective Severe neurologic complications after spinal anesthesia are rare but highly
distressing, especially in pregnant women. Bupivacaine is widely used in spinal anesthesia …

Purpose Total joint arthroplasty (TJA), particularly for the hip and knee, is one of the most
commonly performed surgical procedures. The advancement/evolution of surgical and …