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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2019

Regional Nerve Blocks-Best Practice Strategies for Reduction in Complications and Comprehensive Review.

Erik M Helander, Aaron J Kaye, Matthew R Eng, Patrick I Emelife, Mark W Motejunas, Lauren A Bonneval, Justin A Terracciano, Elyse M Cornett, Alan D Kaye

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Erik M HelanderDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, PO Box 100254, Room 2036, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
Aaron J KayeMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Matthew R EngDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Patrick I EmelifeDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Room 656, 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Mark W MotejunasDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Room 656, 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Lauren A BonnevalDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Room 656, 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 701123, USA.
Justin A TerraccianoLSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Elyse M CornettDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA. ecorne@lsuhsc.edu.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Room 656, 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USMedical University of South Carolina · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewUnderstanding the etiologies of the complications associated with regional anesthesia and implementing methods to reduce their occurrence provides an opportunity to foster safer practices in the delivery of regional anesthesia. RECENT

findingsNeurologic injuries following peripheral nerve block (PNB) and neuraxial blocks are rare, with most being transient. However, long-lasting and devastating sequelae can occur with regional anesthesia. Risk factors for neurologic injury following PNB include type of block, injection in the presence of deep sedation or general anesthesia, presence of existing neuropathy, mechanical trauma from the needle, pressure injury, intraneural injection, neuronal ischemia, iatrogenic injury related to surgery, and local anesthetic neurotoxicity. The present investigation discusses regional blocks, complications of regional blocks, risk factors, site-specific limitations, specific complications and how to prevent them from happening, avoiding complications in regional anesthesia, and the future of regional anesthesia.

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Anesthesia, ConductionAnesthetics, LocalHumansNerve BlockPainPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPractice Guidelines as TopicAnesthetics, LocalAnalgesiaNerve blocksPainRegional anesthesiaUltrasound

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PMID31123919
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