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ere's a look at 5 promising ways to tamp down the
intense, persistent post-surgical pain of orthopedic
surgery.
1. Continuous peripheral nerve blocks
(CNBs)
With CNBs, a percutaneous indwelling (or perineural) catheter pro-
vides a continuous local anesthetic. CNBs can relieve pain for days
after surgery, as opposed to nerve blocks that provide analgesia for
hours.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
The Future of Orthopedic Anesthesia
5 innovative, opioid-free ways to manage the most painful surgeries.
• MAGIC NUMBER Gregory Hickman, MD, medical director and director of anesthesia at the Andrews Institute Ambulatory
Surgery Center in Gulf Breeze, Fla., leaves peripheral nerve block catheters in ortho patients for 4 days.
Andrews
Institute
Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
