title: The use of regional anesthesia by anesthesiologists in Nigeria.
abstract: There is growing interest in the use of regional anesthesia worldwide. With this survey, we determined the use of regional techniques among anesthesiologists in Nigeria using a cross-sectional study design. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a randomly generated list of anesthesiologists in Nigeria. From 196 questionnaires, 140 anesthesiologists (71.4%) responded. Regular use of spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks was 92.9%, 15%, and 2.9%, respectively. A high percentage of respondents (47.1%) had never performed a nerve block and only 31.4% had used a nerve stimulator technique. Limited exposure to equipment and techniques accounted for their lack of use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. ambrukewe@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ambrose
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rukewe
authors.forename: Akinola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fatiregun
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires