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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Infection Risk Exceptionally Low With Neuraxial Anesthesia, Much Higher With Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Anesthesiologists concerned about the risk for infection following regional anesthesia will likely draw comfort from the results of a new report.

The review found that although the odds of infectious complications following neuraxial anesthesia were exceedingly low, the rate of such complications was relatively higher with the implementation of peripheral nerve block catheters. Nevertheless, the researchers