Integrated local anesthetic delivery with peripheral nerve stimulation using perineural catheter: a welcome extension of prior findings
We read with great interest the pilot feasibility study by Ilfeld et al [1][1] describing the RELAY system, a purpose-built catheter-over-needle platform that integrates local anesthetic delivery with peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS). The authors should be commended for advancing a practical
Authors
- Ban C. H. Tsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6984-5998)
- Vivian Ip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-4415)
- Rakesh V. Sondekoppam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-9066)
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-108416
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00