title: [Regional anesthesia as a useful alternative to general anesthesia? Overview of the current data].
abstract: Neuromuscular disorders are rare and often not very well diagnosed diseases. They can be separated in prejunctional, junctional or postjunctional diseases. General anesthesia is connected with a higher risk, therefore regional anesthesia could often be regarded with favour and could be a safe alternative. Because of the lack of systematically studies and guidelines the decision choosing a regional anesthesia is always a risk-benefit-analysis. This and also the detailed preoperative neurological status must, because of forensic reason, exactly be documented.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikums Würzburg. papenfuss_t@klinik.uniwuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papenfuss
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roch
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schwemmer
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D019990:Perioperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics