The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on ultrasound-guided regional nerve block.
There are a number of conditions for which regional anaesthesia to allow surgery is required for a specific part of the body. This technique aims to provide accurate placement of local anaesthetic by using ultrasound guidance to position needles that deliver the local anaesthetic in the correct place next to the nerves.
Other (see guidance)
Surgical procedures Therapeutic procedures
Neurology
Interventional Procedures Programme National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence MidCity Place 71 High Holborn London WC1V 6NA
