Content with keyword "regional anesthesia"

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To Block or Not to Block: Role of Ultrasonography in Guiding an Anesthetic Plan for a Patient With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

A 31-year-old man scheduled for a fifth metatarsal head resection secondary to osteomyelitis presented to the preoperative holding area for placement... Read more

Tags: AANA Journal, Anesthesia Equipment, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, double-crush phenomenon, pain management, peripheral neuropathy, regional anesthesia, Technology & Safety, ultrasound

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Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Severe Diastolic Dysfunction for Umbilical Hernia Repair: A Case Report

Research has shown that 1 out of 3 people aged 55 or older will develop heart failure, which is often a fatal prognosis. Investigations have... Read more

Tags: AANA Journal, Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology, Diastolic dysfunction, heart failure, pain management, regional anesthesia, transversus abdominis plane, truncal blocks

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It’s Never Just a Block: An Analysis of Regional Anesthesia Closed Claims

Anesthesia care increasingly includes use of regional anesthesia techniques, either as a primary anesthetic or to reduce the patient’s postoperative... Read more

Tags: AANA Journal, Anesthesia Equipment, Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology, Closed claims, malpractice, neuraxial block, peripheral nerve block, regional anesthesia