"Nerve Block" 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.
Interruption of NEURAL CONDUCTION in peripheral nerves or nerve trunks by the injection of a local anesthetic agent (e.g., LIDOCAINE; PHENOL; BOTULINUM TOXINS) to manage or treat pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D009407
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.155.086.711 E04.525.210.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Nerve Block- Nerve Block
- Block, Nerve
- Blocks, Nerve
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Blockade
- Blockade, Nerve
- Blockades, Nerve
- Nerve Blockades
- Chemical Neurolysis
- Chemical Neurolyses
- Neurolyses, Chemical
- Neurolysis, Chemical
- Chemodenervation
- Chemodenervations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nerve Block" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nerve Block" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2007 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2008 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 2010 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2012 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2013 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 2017 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 2018 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2020 | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 2021 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Block" by people in Profiles.
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Pain Management in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence-Based and Controversial Practices in 2024. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:301-310.
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Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain after Traumatic Rib Fracture: A Randomized, Active-controlled, Participant- and Observer-masked Study. Anesthesiology. 2025 Mar 01; 142(3):532-545.
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Paravertebral versus Pectoralis-II (Interpectoral and Pectoserratus) Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia after Nonmastectomy Breast Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Observer-masked Noninferiority Trial. Anesthesiology. 2024 Dec 01; 141(6):1039-1050.
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Smallest Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Amputation-Related Pain and Brief Pain Inventory Scores as Defined by Patient Reports of Global Improvement After Cryoneurolysis: a Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Anesth Analg. 2024 Dec 01; 139(6):1325-1331.
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Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Nov 04; 49(11):782-792.
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Association of thoracic epidural analgesia and hospital length of stay for patients undergoing thoracotomy: a retrospective cohort analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Nov 04; 49(11):815-820.
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Addition of dexamethasone to prolong peripheral nerve blocks: a ChatGPT-created narrative review. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Nov 04; 49(11):777-781.
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Effect of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus block on the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis (EPOCH Trial): study protocol for a randomized multicenter sham-controlled trial {1}. Trials. 2024 Oct 14; 25(1):676.
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Normality analysis of numeric rating scale scores in patients with chronic axial spine pain before and after medial branch blocks: a multicenter study. Pain Med. 2024 Oct 01; 25(10):591-599.
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Liposomal Bupivacaine in Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Duration and Meaningful Differences. Anesthesiology. 2024 Oct 01; 141(4):638-642.