New Orleans—In the largest single-center database study on the topic to date, a Mayo Clinic research team has found that catheter-related infections and hemorrhagic and neurologic complications after continuous posterior lumbar plexus blockade for total hip arthroplasty (THA) are rare.
“This study was actually prompted by an audience question posed to a speaker in our department during a previous ASRA [American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine] meeting,” said