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The Evidence-Based Safety of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Complications

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Complications of Regional Anesthesia

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In the first edition of “Complications in Regional Anesthesia,” Broadman 1 produced a chapter that essentially reported a synopsis of all of the complications that were available at that time in the English-language literature that were associated with the placement of regional blocks in infants and children, and the limited safety record associated with caudal block placements. The caudal block safety record was based on three moderately sized series, 750–7800 blocks, which had been safely performed by anesthesiologists that are now recognized authorities in the field of pediatric regional anesthesia. 2–4 All of the potential problems or complications associated with the placement of regional anesthesia blocks at the time of the first writing were unfortunately derived from single case reports.

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  1. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Lynn M. Broadman MD (Professor Emeritus, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology)

  2. Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Lynn M. Broadman MD (Professor Emeritus, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology)

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Ryan A. Holt MD (Chief Resident)

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    Brendan T. Finucane MB, BCh, BAO, FRCA, FRCPC (Professor) (Professor)

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Broadman, L.M., Holt, R.A. (2007). The Evidence-Based Safety of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Complications. In: Finucane, B.T. (eds) Complications of Regional Anesthesia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68904-3_13

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