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General Topics: Regional Anesthesia for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

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Regional anesthesia is a valuable adjunct in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols and clinical pathways to facilitate opioid minimization and improve intraoperative course and postoperative recovery. This chapter reviews the use of various regional anesthesia techniques, including neuraxial anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and fascial plane blocks, to augment enhanced recovery across several major surgical areas.

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  1. Kaiser Permanente Tysons Corner Medical Center, Tysons, VA, USA

    Milly T. Rambhia

  2. Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Anesthesiology, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Anne L. Castro

  3. Duke University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Durham, NC, USA

    Amanda H. Kumar

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Ratan K. Banik

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Rambhia, M.T., Castro, A.L., Kumar, A.H. (2022). General Topics: Regional Anesthesia for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. In: Banik, R.K. (eds) Anesthesiology In-Training Exam Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87266-3_6

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