“What is considered regional anesthesia?”

Any time a group of nerves is blocked, like spinal or arm block in the neck. Anything distal is called a peripheral nerve block.

Regional anesthesia is a broad term that encompasses all forms of nerve blocks and may include interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, axillary, median, ulnar and radial nerve blocks, as well as fascia iliaca, femoral nerve, obturator canal block. sciatic nerve block, popliteal nerve block, ankle block, spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia and combinations of the above.

Nerve blocks such as femoral, interscalene, axillary, popliteal, ankle, digital, spinal, and epidural.