News tagged with regional blocks

Nerve-block anesthesia can improve surgical recovery, even outcomes

When planning for surgery, patients too often don't consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even outcomes.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Regional blocks superior to general anesthesia for cesarean section

General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of infant intubation and low Apgar scores, relative to regional anesthesia. An analysis of 50,806 cesarean deliveries, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0