title: Safety in pediatric regional anesthesia.
abstract: The use of regional anesthesia is increasingly common in pediatric practice. This review reports the complications and risks in pediatric regional anesthesia. Few large studies reported incidence of complications. However, the different studies have shown that regional anesthesia, when performed properly, carried a very low risk of morbidity in appropriately selected infants and children. In addition, the use of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blockade has shown some promise toward increasing the safety profile of these already safe techniques.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation 2, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France. cecoffey.rennes@invivo.edu
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ecoffey
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D057785:Catheters; D002648:Child; D000075202:Contraindications; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects; D061214:Patient Safety; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local