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Neurological Complications After Regional Anesthesia: Contemporary Estimates of Risk

Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2007 · Vol. 104(4) · pp. 965–974

Richard Brull✉(University of Toronto)Colin J. L. McCartneyVincent ChanHossam El‐Beheiry

Abstract

Our review suggests that the rate of neurological complications after central nerve blockade is <4:10,000, or 0.04%. The rate of neuropathy after PNB is <3:100, or 3%. However, permanent neurological injury after RA is rare in contemporary anesthetic practice.

Anesthesia and Pain Management Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Spinal Hematomas and ComplicationsMedicineAnesthesiaRegional anesthesiaBrachial plexusAnestheticLocal anestheticNerve blockSurgery

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Anesthesia, ConductionAnesthesia, EpiduralAnesthesia, SpinalAxillaBrachial PlexusFemoral NerveHumansNerve BlockPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesRisk FactorsLinear ModelsRisk Assessment

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