Regional anaesthesia for ambulatory surgery

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Regional anaesthesia (RA) has an important and ever-expanding role in ambulatory surgery. Specific practices vary depending on the preferences and resources of the anaesthesia team and hospital setting. It is used for various purposes, including as primary anaesthetic technique for surgery but also as postoperative analgesic modality. The limited duration of action of currently available local anaesthetics limits their application in postoperative pain control and enhanced recovery. The search for the holy grail of regional anaesthetics continues. Current evidence suggests that a peripheral nerve block performed with long-acting local anaesthetics in combination with intravenous or perineural dexamethasone gives the longest and most optimal sensory block. In this review, we outline some possible blocks for ambulatory surgery and additives to perform RA. Moreover, we give an update on local anaesthesia drugs and adjuvants, paediatric RA in ambulatory care and discuss the impact of RA by COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Best practice & research. Clinical anaesthesiology - 37(2023), 3 vom: 06. Sept., Seite 397-408

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nijs, Kristof [VerfasserIn]
Ruette, Joke [VerfasserIn]
Van de Velde, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Stessel, Björn [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ambulatory surgery
Anesthetics, Local
Day surgery
Journal Article
Regional anaesthesia (RA)
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bpa.2022.12.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364298367