Regional Anesthesia Basics
Edusurg clinics start with anesthesia clinics now and welcome Dr. Samidha Waradkar, consultant anesthesiology department at Lilavati hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India for the same. Regional anesthesia is routinely used these days in surgery and this primer will set the stage for upcoming regional anesthesia video presentations. Regional anesthesia is not the same as local anesthesia and this is one of the key messages of this presentation.
Learn and memorize the definition of anesthesia, its key components, and the differences between regional and general anesthesia with the help of this video. This video will definitely clear the regional anesthesia basics and answer the simple question of what regional anesthesia is and when it is used in surgery.
The types of regional anesthesia include spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, and peripheral nerve blocks and these can be used in different clinical scenarios for different purposes. All these will be discussed in detail in upcoming videos so stay tuned to this playlist if it interests you.