Regional Anesthesia in Pain Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Anesthesiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2026) | Viewed by 1742
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Regional anesthesia continues to evolve as an important component of acute pain management and is not limited to only acute postsurgical pain. With the introduction of novel techniques, the use and application of regional anesthesia continue to widen. Regional anesthesia is an important component of multimodal analgesia. Recent research has shown the value of novel truncal blocks, including erector spinae, serratus anterior plane, and pectointercostal blocks, just to name a few, with indications in a wide range of settings, including rib fractures, sternotomy pain, and acute pain secondary to breast cancer surgery. With the range of novel regional anesthesia techniques, it is important to thoroughly vet the literature to ensure these techniques provide value and improve outcomes. The aim of this issue would be to explore advances in regional anesthesia and how they improve not only pain but other health-related outcomes as well as increase access and decrease disparities.
Dr. Jaime L. Baratta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- acute pain
- perioperative medicine
- general anesthesiology
- regional anesthesia
- orthopedic anesthesia
- multimodal analgesia
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