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Archive > October, 2009 Vol. X, No. 10

Peripheral Nerve Blocks Have Come a Long Way

Our readers explain how they use blocks, what's working and what's not.

Eugene Viscusi, MD; and Kishor Gandhi, MD, MPH

The popularity of regional anesthesia is growing by leaps and bounds, but an Outpatient Surgery Magazine survey found quite a variation in technique and success rates among practitioners. While 90% of respondents say they're using peripheral nerve blocks more than they did 5 years ago, more than one-fourth (27.7%) report that blocks fail "sometimes" and sizable minorities say they "rarely" (11.5%) or "never" (20.5%) receive separate reimbursement for peripheral nerve blocks.

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