title: Regional anaesthesia and medical disease.
abstract: The present review addresses recent literature on advances in regional anaesthesia and medical diseases, and focuses on expert guidelines and decision-making processes. Attention is also given to risk-benefit ratios in the management of patients with chronic illnesses, difficulties in treatment of the elderly, and associated morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pain Clinic and Palliative Care, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City, Mexico. Planky@data.net.mx
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plancarte
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mayer-Rivera