Implications of Regional Anaesthesia for Favourable Postoperative Outcomes
Vol 2 | Issue 1 | January-June 2021 | Page 13-16 | Abhijit Nair, Sandeep Diwan
Authors: Abhijit Nair [1, 2], Sandeep Diwan [3]
[1] Department of Anaesthesia, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.
[2] Department of Anaesthesiology, Ibra Hospital, North Sharqiya Governorate, Ibra-414, Sultanate of Oman.
[3] Department of Anaesthesia, Sancheti Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Abhijit Nair,
Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.
Ibra Hospital, North Sharqiya Governorate, Ibra-414, Sultanate of Oman.
E-mail: abhijitnair95@gmail.com
Introduction
Patient centered outcomes after surgery are described in terms of improving quality of life and functional status, prevent cognitive impairment, delirium, anxiety and depression and preserve organ function [1]. Regional anaesthesia (RA) when used solely or for postoperative analgesia with general anaesthesia (GA) indeed provides better quality of analgesia, lesser opioid consumption and lesser adverse events like postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV) due to opioids, bleeding or renal toxicity (due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). However, the benefits of RA are not just confined to providing opioid-sparing analgesia but many other important early and late postoperative outcomes which has established RA as an integral part of perioperative analgesia [2]. In this editorial, the term RA is used for central neuraxial blocks (spinal and epidural anaesthesia), the peripheral nerve blocks and the fascial plane blocks depending on the type of surgery and the purpose of RA i.e., surgical anaesthesia or postoperative pain relief.
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| How to Cite this Article: Nair A, Diwan S | Implications of Regional Anaesthesia for Favourable Postoperative Outcomes | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | January-June 2021; 2(1): 13-16. |
