Regional anaesthesia-related complications in Switzerland: Lessons learned from the national closed claims analysis over the past 30 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regional anaesthesia is widely used in clinical practice, offering significant benefits but carrying risks such as nerve damage and other complications. Understanding medicolegal trends associated with regional anaesthesia is essential for improving patient safety and refining practices.

Objectives

To analyse closed claims related to regional anaesthesia in Switzerland over the past 30 years, identify trends in complications and assess their medicolegal implications.

Design

Retrospective analysis of the Swiss Anaesthesiology Closed Claims Analysis database, focusing on cases involving regional anaesthesia from 1992 to 2022.

Setting

The study was conducted using data from Swiss medical malpractice insurers and the Swiss Society of Anaesthesiology and

SUBMITTER: Ganter MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature