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Regional Anesthesia

A patient can go home with a continuous infusion of local anesthetic via a peripheral nerve catheter that she will remove herself, as long as she has a 24-hour contact person. A patient who declines a block can give consent for a block after surgery if he is in intractable pain in the PACU. Patients do not require EKG monitoring during block placement. Bleeding disorders or anticoagulant medications are absolute contraindications to peripheral nerve blocks.