Safety of regional anesthesia for patients with pre-existing ulnar neuropathy undergoing decompressive surgery
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia 2015 guidelines suggest that pre-existing nerve damage constitutes a relative contraindication to peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs), although these guidelines emphasize systemic neuropathies rather than distal compressive neuropathies.[1][1] Cubital tunnel
Authors
- Neal Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6875-929X)
- Aaron Tarnasky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7801-6916)
- Steven L. Orebaugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-6575)
- Andrea J. Ibarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1832-4081)
- Tobenna Moghalu
- C. McNulty
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2024-105781
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- University of Pittsburgh