"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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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Block" by people in Profiles.
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Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jun 05; 51(6):642-659.
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Use of Paracervical Blocks for Patients Who Undergo Intrauterine Device Insertion. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e268406.
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Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 04 03; 4:CD015145.
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Relationship Between Perioperative Regional Anesthesia and the Risk of Missing Acute Compartment Syndrome Following Tibia Fractures. Anesth Analg. 2025 06 01; 140(6):1290-1296.
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Preventing wrong-sided blocks. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 04 01; 62(2):53-57.
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The Use of Adjunctive Perioperative Nerve Blocks in Rhinoplasty in the Immediate Postoperative Period. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2023 Jul-Aug; 25(4):361-362.
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The Effect of Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade on Mortality in Patients With Hip Fractures: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Feb 01; 30(3):e384-e394.
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Are the Placement, Maintenance, and Removal of Femoral and Sciatic Catheters Associated With Bleeding Complications in Vascular Patients on Antithrombotics? A Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesth Analg. 2022 01 01; 134(1):188-193.
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Successful Left Phrenic Nerve Block for Intractable Hiccups in a Patient With LVAD-Induced Diaphragmatic Irritation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 08; 36(8 Pt A):2544-2547.
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Obturator Nerve Blockade vs. Neuromuscular Blockade for the Prevention of Adductor Spasm in Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Med. 2021 06 04; 22(6):1253-1260.