What question did this study set out to answer?

To provide practice guidelines for perioperative pain management using local and regional anesthesia.

December 9, 2025Anesthesiology

2026 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guideline on Perioperative Pain Management Using Local and Regional Analgesia for Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Mastectomy, and Abdominal Surgeries

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GJGirish P. JoshiNorthwestern University EMEdward R. MarianoNorthwestern University NENabil ElkassabanyUniversity of Virginia Health System

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Implication

Guidelines from the Task Force recommend local and regional anesthesia techniques for pain management in cardiothoracic surgeries and mastectomy, indicating the need for further research.

Key Points

To provide practice guidelines for perioperative pain management using local and regional anesthesia.
Guidelines developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force.
Focus on fascial plane blocks for pain reduction in varying surgeries.
Recommendations based on analysis of methodologic quality and outcome measures.
Strong recommendation for fascial plane blocks in adults to reduce pain and opioid use.
Conditional recommendation for children undergoing open surgeries to use fascial plane blocks.
Highlighted limitations in data analysis due to small sample sizes and inconsistencies.

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Joshi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401d682d562116f28f91b1 https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005790

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Implication

Guidelines from the Task Force recommend local and regional anesthesia techniques for pain management in cardiothoracic surgeries and mastectomy, indicating the need for further research.

2026 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guideline on Perioperative Pain Management Using Local and Regional Analgesia for Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Mastectomy, and Abdominal Surgeries

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2026 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guideline on Perioperative Pain Management Using Local and Regional Analgesia for Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Mastectomy, and Abdominal Surgeries

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