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Abstract The frail, elderly population is at a high risk of postoperative complications. Besides perioperative rehabilitation techniques and management by geriatric teams, the least invasive techniques in anesthesia are required,… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The frail, elderly population is at a high risk of postoperative complications. Besides perioperative rehabilitation techniques and management by geriatric teams, the least invasive techniques in anesthesia are required, making regional anesthesia very interesting in terms of benefit-risk ratio. Among them, local anesthesia is a simple, reproducible, inexpensive technique applied to many superficial or deep surgeries, which should make it a gold standard for the frail person. This review provides an update on the current possibilities for various surgeries and exclusion.
Journal Title: Local and Regional Anesthesia
Year Published: 2022
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