Erschienen in:
21.05.2019 | Editorials
“Minimally invasive” regional anesthesia and the expanding use of interfascial plane blocks: the need for more systematic evaluation
verfasst von:
Rakesh V. Sondekoppam, MD, Ban C. H. Tsui, MD
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 8/2019
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Excerpt
Just as “minimally invasive surgery” has seen significant advances in recent years, so has the field of regional anesthesia. Over the last decade, regional anesthesia has seen a shift towards decreasing utilization of central neuraxial blocks in both adult
1 and pediatric patients
2 that has been matched with a growing popularity in lesser invasive approaches to peripheral nerve blocks, most recently with the increased use of interfascial blocks. While this is likely due to a variety of reasons, the move towards “minimally invasive blocks” parallels similar endeavours in the surgical specialties. …