Anesthesiology clinics of north americavolume 14 number 4 december 1996copyright 1996 w. b. saunders company



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ambulatory anesthesia

current status of regional anesthesia for adult outpatients
dermot fitzgibbon mb, bch, ffarcsi

from the department of anesthesiology, university of washington school of medicine, seattle, washington

address reprint requests todermot fitzgibbon, mb, bch, ffarcsidepartment of anesthesiologyuniversity of washingtonschool of medicine1959 n.e. pacific streetseattle, wa 98195
benefits of regional anesthesia
the challenge of anesthesia for ambulatory patients is to provide for rapid return to street readiness with the most effective postoperative analgesia and minimal undesirable side effects. regional anesthesia, with its selective local action and relatively simple equipment, offers an excellent anesthetic choice in an outpatient facility. in addition to limiting the...