Anesthesia, Local

"Anesthesia, Local" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.

Descriptor ID	D000772
MeSH Number(s)	E03.155.086.231
Concept/Terms	Anesthesia, Local Anesthesia, Local Local Anesthesia Anesthesia, Infiltration Anesthesia, Infiltration Infiltration Anesthesia Neural Therapy of Huneke Neural Therapy of Huneke Huneke Neural Therapy

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Anesthesia, Local".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]
Anesthesia [E03.155]
Anesthesia, Conduction [E03.155.086]
Anesthesia, Local [E03.155.086.231]

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Bar chart showing 48 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	0	2	2
2010	1	0	1
2012	3	1	4
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	3	2	5
2018	2	1	3
2019	0	2	2
2020	1	2	3
2022	0	2	2
2024	5	2	7

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Sraj S, Farley BJ, Taras JS, Lese AB, Prud'homme BJ, Gross R, Vien Cheung WY, Cox S. Perioperative Patient Experience in Office-Based Wide-Awake Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 09; 50(9):1133.e1-1133.e7.

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Kwan SA, Sherman MB, Fletcher D, Matzon JL. Risk Factors for Requiring Ulnar Superficialis Slip Resection During Trigger Finger Release. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 08; 50(8):1014.e1-1014.e6.

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Thomas TL, Stevens CS, Goh GS, Kistler JM, Ilyas AM. Direct Variable Cost Comparison of Monitored Anesthesia Care Versus Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tournique Carpal Tunnel Release: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 08; 50(8):1008.e1-1008.e8.

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Plusch KJ, Miller C, Wood K, Alfonsi S, Kachooei AR, Matzon JL, Ilyas AM. The Effect of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications on Wide-Awake Hand Surgery: An Analysis of 2,162 Cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 10; 49(10):966-970.

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Bulusu A, Ferrante S, Wu RC, Qi J, Montie J, Ginsburg KB, Semerjian A, Raman JD, Ginzburg S, Patel A, Rogers CG, George VK, Stork B, George AK. Reply to Editorial Comment on "Current Perceptions, Practice Patterns, and Barriers to Adoption of Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anesthesia". Urology. 2024 09; 191:20-21.

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Pederiva D, Pilla F, Chiaramonte I, Rinaldi A, Rossomando V, Brunello M, Vita F, Faldini C. Under 2$ hand anesthesia? Our first 800 cases with Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) in hand surgery. Musculoskelet Surg. 2025 Jun; 109(2):163-166.

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Bulusu A, Ferrante S, Wu RC, Qi J, Montie J, Ginsburg KB, Semerjian A, Raman JD, Ginzburg S, Patel A, Rogers CG, George VK, Stork B, George AK. Current Perceptions, Practice Patterns, and Barriers to Adoption of Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anesthesia. Urology. 2024 09; 191:12-18.

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Callahan ZM, Roberts AL, Christopher AN, Gadomski SP, Kuchta KM, Costanzo CM, Phillips BR, Isenberg GA, Goldstein SD. The Effect of Commonly Used Local Anesthetic on Bacterial Growth. J Surg Res. 2022 06; 274:16-22.

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Townsend CB, Henry TW, Matzon JL, Seigerman D, Sodha SC, Beredjiklian PK. Functional Outcomes of Flexor Tendon Repair in the Fingers: A Comparison of Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Versus Traditional Anesthesia. Hand (N Y). 2023 06; 18(4):635-640.

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Whited CW, Lubin J, Marka N, Koszewski IJ, Hoffman MR, Schoeff S, Dailey SH. Pain Experience and Tolerance of Awake In-Office Upper Airway Procedures: Influencing Factors. Laryngoscope. 2021 05; 131(5):E1580-E1588.

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