Prolonging peripheral nerve block duration: Current techniques and future perspectives

Mathias Maagaard^{1

2}, Eric Albrecht³, Ole Mathiesen^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Anaesthesiological Research, Department of Anaesthesiology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital - North-Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Editorial

Mathias Maagaard et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;69(4):e70010.

doi: 10.1111/aas.70010.

Mathias Maagaard^{1

2}, Eric Albrecht³, Ole Mathiesen^{1

4}

¹ Centre for Anaesthesiological Research, Department of Anaesthesiology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital - North-Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

No abstract available

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