Association of peripheral nerve blocks with increased postoperative pain and opioid use in orthopaedic surgery: caution with causation. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1286-96.

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Title: Association of peripheral nerve blocks with increased postoperative pain and opioid use in orthopaedic surgery: caution with causation. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1286-96.
Authors: Nair AS; Department of Anaesthesiology, Ibra Hospital, Ibra, Sultanate of Oman; Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, India. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/loinabhi., Mistry T; Department of Anaesthesiology, Ibra Hospital, Ibra, Sultanate of Oman; Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, India. Electronic address: tm.tuhin87@gmail.com.
Source: British journal of anaesthesia [Br J Anaesth] 2026 May; Vol. 136 (5), pp. 1640-1641. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 25.
Publication Type: Letter
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0372541 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-6771 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00070912 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Anaesth Subsets: MEDLINE; In Process
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ISSN:1471-6771
DOI:10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.033