Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia provide sev-eral advantages over systemic opioids,
including superior analgesia, reduced blood loss and need for transfusion, decreased …

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) convened its Fourth
Consensus Conference on Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation in conjunction with …

Terese T. Horlocker, MD, and Denise J. Wedel, MD p erioperative nerve injuries have long
been recognized as a complication of spinal and epidural anesthesia. Fortunately, severe or …

… by Horlocker et al12 in their initial series of 40 LMWH spinal hematomas. In addition, the series
by Horlocker et al12 … This patient factor was also noted by Horlocker et al12; at the time of …

Background There is limited information about the frequency of perioperative complications
after elective primary orthopedic total hip and knee arthroplasty in contemporary practice. …

… Hebl JR, Kopp SL, Schroder DR, Horlocker TT. Neurologic complications after neuraxial
anesthesia or analgesia in patients with preexisting peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy or …

Neurologic injury associated with regional anesthetic or pain medicine procedures is extremely
rare. The Second American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Practice …

Background and Objectives: Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery experience
significant postoperative pain. Failure to provide adequate analgesia may impede early physical …

One thousand orthopedic procedures in 924 patients given spinal or epidural anesthesia
were prospectively studied to determine the risk of hemorrhagic complications associated with …

Serious neurologic complications rarely occur after spinal anesthesia. Historically, the
reported frequency of persistent sensory or motor deficits has ranged from 0.005% to 0.7%. …