Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 111-112, March 2010

Intravenous regional anaesthesia

Matthew R Checketts FRCA is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Intravenous regional anaesthesia was first described in 1908 by the versatile German surgeon, August Bier. The technique is still widely known as the ‘Bier's Block’ and, if carried out by appropriately trained practitioners, is a useful regional anaesthetic technique for short surgical procedures on the forearm, lower leg or foot.

Keywords: August Bier, distal limb surgery, history, intravenous regional anaesthesia, lidocaine, local anaesthesia, prilocaine, regional anaesthesia

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00317-8

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.12.009

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 111-112, March 2010

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