title: Regional anaesthesia: awake or asleep?
abstract: Regional anaesthesia encompasses central neuraxial and peripheral nerve blockade. These techniques all consist of introducing local anaesthetic to regions around nerves for the purposes of surgical anaesthesia and/or analgesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanison
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000517:prevention & control*