Intravenous regional anesthesia

Intravenous Regional Anesthesia Administered by the Operating Plastic Surgeon: Is It Safe and Efficient? Experience of a Medical Center

“…4,5 The technique is most suitable for short-duration (Ͻ60 minutes) surgical procedures in distal extremities (forearm, hand, ankle, and foot). 6 The main disadvantages of this technique are related to its requirement for a tourniquet, which include tourniquet cuff pain and the risk of local anesthetic toxicity caused by accidental or premature tourniquet cuff deflation. Another drawback of this technique is the limited posttourniquet deflation analgesia resulting from washout of the local anesthetic solution.…”