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Review
. 2021;3(11):2222-2228.
doi: 10.1007/s42399-021-01035-7. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Regional Anaesthetic Techniques and Their Implications During the COVID Pandemic

Raafay Mehmood  1 , Ainsley John McGuire  2 , Zainab Mansoor  1 , Adam Benjamin Fink  1 , Gabriel Atanasov  1
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Review

Regional Anaesthetic Techniques and Their Implications During the COVID Pandemic

Raafay Mehmood et al. SN Compr Clin Med. 2021.

Abstract

The current pandemic has highlighted the need to protect both patients and medical staff. The increased use of regional anaesthesia as a primary anaesthetic modality for operations and other invasive procedures has limited the number of aerosol-generating procedures performed during general anaesthesia. Its use is further characterized by decreases in postoperative pain and length of hospitalization. This article provides an overview of regional anaesthetic techniques (peripheral nerve locks, epidural and spinal anaesthesia) and their uses during the COVID pandemic.

Keywords: Epidural anaesthesia; Peripheral nerve block; Regional anaesthesia; Spinal anaesthesia.

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Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.

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