Debating Mixing Local Anesthetics: Best of Both Worlds or Playing With Fire?

Should anesthesiologists mix local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks?

JULY 30, 2025

Advancements in Regional Anesthesia Key to Treating Rib Fractures

While rib fractures are a common trauma-related injury, treatment is highly variable, and determining the correct ...

JULY 9, 2025

ASRA Issues Updated Guidelines on Oral Anticoagulants and Regional Anesthesia

The fifth edition of guidelines on the use of regional anesthesia in patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants ...

MARCH 18, 2025

Similar Outcomes Found Between General and Spinal Anesthesia Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

There remains a need for an optimal anesthetic mode for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, whether it is ...

JANUARY 7, 2025

Peripheral Nerve Blocks Safe for Patients With Congenital Bleeding Disorders

Peripheral nerve blocks appear to be safe in patients with congenital bleeding disorders in the immediate ...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Tips on Preventing Infectious Complications in Regional Anesthesia

Rakesh Sondekoppam, MD, discusses causation and prevention of infectious complications in regional anesthesia at ...

JULY 9, 2024

Enhanced Recovery Roundtable: 5 Questions for 5 Experts

Patient-centered care designed to minimize postoperative complications, improve outcomes and accelerate recovery ...

JUNE 13, 2024

Upcoming ASRA Guidelines Address Infection Prevention in Regional Anesthesia

Anesthesiologists play a key role in preventing infectious complications associated with regional anesthesia and ...

MAY 23, 2024

Superior Analgesia Seen With Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery

Posterior quadratus lumborum block provides better short-term pain relief than erector spinae plane block in ...

APRIL 30, 2024

For Orthopedic Surgery, Most Patients Prefer General, Not Regional Anesthesia

It seems when patients think about outpatient orthopedic anesthesia, they automatically default to general ...

MARCH 29, 2024

Symposium Highlights Potential Complications of Regional Anesthesia

Four clinicians discuss potential complications of regional anesthesia, and how their peers might identify, address ...

JANUARY 23, 2024

Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine Should Collaborate For Nerve Blocks in the ED

To optimally manage pain in patients presenting with acute injuries after hours, anesthesiologists and emergency ...

NOVEMBER 23, 2023