title: ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
abstract: Neurologic complications associated with regional anesthesia and pain medicine practice are extremely rare. The ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine addresses the etiology, differential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of these complications. This Advisory does not focus on hemorrhagic and infectious complications, because they have been addressed by other recent ASRA Practice Advisories. The current Practice Advisory offers recommendations to aid in the understanding and potential limitation of neurologic complications that may arise during the practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bernards
authors.forename: Admir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadzic
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hebl
authors.forename: Quinn H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Terese T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Horlocker
authors.forename: Lorri A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rathmell
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Sorenson
authors.forename: Santhanam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Denise J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wedel
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000293:injuries; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids
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