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Rev Mex Anest 2004; 27 (S1)

Peripheral nerve stimulator vs paresthesia

Brown AR

Language: English
References: 52
Page: 76-82
PDF size: 91.20 Kb.


Text Extraction

“no paresthesiae no anesthesia”
Moore, 1953

“no paresthesiae no anesthesia”
Gentili and Wargnier, 1993

“no paresthesiae no dysasthesiae, but of the failed anesthesia?”
Moore, Mulroy, Thompson, 1994

The above dictums summarize the opposing views regarding the risks and benefits of the paresthesia versus non-paresthesia techniques used to perform peripheral nerve blockade. Is there in fact any difference between the two techniques with respect to success and/or complication rate? In particular, does the use of the paresthesia technique increase the risk of nerve damage?


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