In a study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), researchers found that the use of peripheral nerve blocks in total knee and total hip arthroplasty were associated with a consistent ...

A combination of two nerve blocks reduced immediate postsurgery opioid use in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients by about 35% compared with use of a transmuscular quadratus lumborum block (T-QLB) ...

(HealthDay)—Peripheral nerve blockade with regular local anesthetic and liposomal bupivacaine is associated with lower oral morphine equivalent (OME) use at 72 hours after major lower extremity ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to published results, peripheral nerve blocks may effectively reduce postoperative pain in patients ...

Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks have a higher success rate compared to nerve stimulation or other methods, according to a study conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins ...

Scientists have developed a gene therapy that blocks axonal degeneration, preventing axon destruction in mice and suggesting a therapeutic strategy that could help prevent the loss of peripheral ...

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In a new study, Black patients undergoing breast reconstruction (BR) were significantly less likely to receive PNBs for pain control. These findings raise concerns that existing racial disparities in ...

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A proposal that would strip Medicare coverage from widely used peripheral nerve block procedures is still active nearly eight months after five Medicare Administrative Contractors published draft ...