Complications

Mechanisms and Management of Failed Spinal Anesthesia

Highlights the potential mechanisms by which spinal anesthesia may fail, detail strategies to decrease the failure rate and protocols for managing an incomplete spinal anesthetic.

Postdural Puncture Headache

This section describes the anatomy, pathophysiology and management of the post-dural puncture headache.

Complications and Prevention of Neurologic Injury with Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Reviews the various factors that may contribute to neurologic complications after peripheral nerve blocks and suggests principles of practice and implications of monitoring modalities to mitigate the risk of neurologic ...

Assessment of Neurologic Complications of Regional Anesthesia

Features recognition of postoperative neurologic complications, barriers to their identification and evaluation, and describes efficient, structured clinical approaches to manage postanesthesia neurologic complications.

Perioperative Nerve Injury Unrelated to Nerve Blockade

Steven L. Orebaugh INTRODUCTION Injury to the peripheral nerve is a relatively uncommon but potentially serious complication of regional anesthesia. The fear of neurologic injury with nerve blocks may influence ...

Diagnosis and Management of Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Hematoma

Ariana Nelson, Honorio T. Benzon, and Rasha S. Jabri INTRODUCTION Spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is an accumulation of blood in the loose areolar tissue between the vertebrae and the dura ...

Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

This section highlights the steps for prevention, recognition, and management of local anesthetics systemic toxicity

Infection Control in Regional Anesthesia

Features information on infectious complications associated with regional anesthesia. Explains the mechanism and strategies to prevent these complications.