Premium
Complications of regional anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Picard J.,
Meek T.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06205.x
Subject(s) - medicine , regional anaesthesia , anesthesia , presentation (obstetrics) , childbirth , pain management , regional anesthesia , general anaesthesia , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Summary Regional anaesthesia can marvellously dull the pain (and limit some other complications) of trauma, surgery and childbirth. But like all powerful techniques, it may have complications. Here the complications of regional anaesthesia are reviewed. The risks, presentation and the management of these complications are discussed in turn.