{"title":"Complications of regional anaesthesia","authors":"Fiona Helen Watson, Anna Jane Johnstone","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2026.02.020","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Regional anaesthesia (RA) is a core competency across all stages of training in the 2021 Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA) curriculum. Anaesthetists must understand RA-related complications to ensure informed consent and safe patient care. Complications are categorized as related to either central neuraxial blockade, peripheral nerve blockade or both. Advances in ultrasound technology, needle visibility, simulation training and structured courses have enhanced RA education. National safety initiatives aim to reduce risk and harm. The 8th National Audit Project will further clarify complication incidences and mitigation strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"27 3","pages":"Pages 135-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029926000330","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/3/5 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Regional anaesthesia (RA) is a core competency across all stages of training in the 2021 Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA) curriculum. Anaesthetists must understand RA-related complications to ensure informed consent and safe patient care. Complications are categorized as related to either central neuraxial blockade, peripheral nerve blockade or both. Advances in ultrasound technology, needle visibility, simulation training and structured courses have enhanced RA education. National safety initiatives aim to reduce risk and harm. The 8th National Audit Project will further clarify complication incidences and mitigation strategies.
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.