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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2010

7 Keys to Nerve Block Efficiency

Strengthen your block program with this guide to streamlined regional anesthesia.

Catherine Rice, MD

The benefits of peripheral nerve blocks are many: better outcomes with less post-op pain and nausea as well as improved surgical efficiencies and patient throughput. But they're not automatic. To maximize the benefits of blocks at your facility, follow this advice to make your regional anesthesia program a model of efficiency.

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