====== Regional anesthesia ======


Regional [[anesthesia]] is aimed at anesthetizing a larger part of the body such as a leg or arm.

===== Techniques =====
[[Regional anesthesia techniques]]. 
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[[General anesthesia]] or regional [[anesthesia]] are both [[safe]] and [[reliable]] [[procedure]]s for [[Lumbar Decompression Surgery for Spinal Canal Stenosis]] or [[sequestrectomy]] in elderly patients with no clinically [[relevant]] difference
((Kindris F, Zegarek G, Krappel FA, Perrig WN, Schmid SL. Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Lumbar Decompression or Sequestrectomy in Patients Over 75 Years. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Mar 31. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001456. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37012621.)).

===== Advantages of Regional Anesthesia =====

  * Avoids risks of general anesthesia
  * Provides effective postoperative analgesia
  * Reduces opioid requirements
  * May allow for outpatient or faster recovery