• Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2010

    The use of regional anesthesia by anesthesiologists in Nigeria.

    • Ambrose Rukewe and Akinola Fatiregun.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. ambrukewe@yahoo.com
    • Anesth. Analg. 2010 Jan 1;110(1):243-4.

    AbstractThere is growing interest in the use of regional anesthesia worldwide. With this survey, we determined the use of regional techniques among anesthesiologists in Nigeria using a cross-sectional study design. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a randomly generated list of anesthesiologists in Nigeria. From 196 questionnaires, 140 anesthesiologists (71.4%) responded. Regular use of spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks was 92.9%, 15%, and 2.9%, respectively. A high percentage of respondents (47.1%) had never performed a nerve block and only 31.4% had used a nerve stimulator technique. Limited exposure to equipment and techniques accounted for their lack of use.

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