title: Safety of intraneural injection of local anesthetic.
abstract: There is conflicting information in the literature regarding nerve damage following regional anesthesia. Intraneural injection of local anesthetic was described as a safe practice in regional anesthesia. This review focuses on the histopathological and functional assessment of peripheral nerve function following intraneural injection of local anesthetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdelazeem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldawlatly
authors.forename: Ammar Al
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rikabi
authors.forename: Shady
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elmasry
keywords: Intraneural injection; local anesthetics; neurobehavior