This pain block allows anesthesiologists to just anesthetize the region affected by the surgery; this approach can help reduce rehabilitation time and preserve muscle strength, according to the report.
Anesthesiologists at Anesthesia Consultants, who practice at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, Ill., are featured in the report for their use of the pain block. They claim to be one of only a small percentage of anesthesiologists in the region to use the approach, according to the report.
Read the Pantagraph report on fascia iliaca block.
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– ASA President Offers 6 Observations on Study of CRNAs as Sole Provider of Anesthesia Services
– Law Gives Massachusetts Nurse Anesthetists Limited Prescriptive Authority
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