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sk any anesthesia provider: The major motivation for
the use of regional anesthesia techniques — whether
peripheral nerve blocks for surgery or continuous local
anesthetic infusions for managing pain afterwards — is
the improvements they bring to the patient's post-op
experience. These improved outcomes result directly in efficiency
gains, and time is money.
"The biggest risk of post-op complications in outpatient surgery is that
the patient will be nauseated, they'll stay in PACU and take up space.
Maybe they'll even have to be admitted. This costs money for patients
and insurers," says David Rosen, MD, president of Midwest Anesthesia
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Economic Advantages
Regional Anesthesia's
A BETTER WAY Ultrasound isn't the only
option for peripheral nerve block placement,
"but once you start using it, you become
hooked," says David Rosen, MD, president
of Midwest Anesthesia Partners.
David
Rosen,
MD
Peripheral nerve blocks save dollars and make
sense. David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
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