
Episode 127: Upper Extremity Blocks with Drs. Segna and Rayaz
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Importance of Nerve Blocks
If you get the tourniquet pain, then you go ahead and do it. More than 90% of neurological injuries related to peripheral nerve blocks will resolve within four to six weeks; over 99% will resolve by one year. The main factors affecting recovery include the mechanism of nerve injury and the patient's own comorbidities. Most injuries will resolve in two weeks and they'll resolve on their own.
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