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. 2026 Sep 2;18(9):e115690. doi: 10.7759/cureus.115690

Table 3. Details of regional anaesthesia administration, including block types, performing specialties, and associated complications.

RA: Regional anaesthesia.

Characteristic RA and systemic analgesia (n=126)
Type of regional anaesthesia administered, n (%)
Epidural 19 (15)
Erector spinae plane block 83 (66)
Paravertebral block 1 (1)
Serratus anterior plane block 20 (16)
Other 3 (2)
Specialty performing regional anaesthesia, n (%)
Anaesthesia 104 (83)
Emergency medicine 22 (17)
Complications, n (%)
Catheter dislodgement 26 (21)
Failure of block 8 (6)
Infection 1 (1)