intravenous regional anesthesia


Bier block

(bēr), a form of selective intravenous regional anesthesia of the distal arm or leg in which a tourniquet is applied and local anesthesia is injected through a cannula in the distal extremity.
See also: Bier method. Synonym(s): Bier method, intravenous regional anesthesia

in·tra·ve·nous re·gion·al an·es·the·si·a

(in'trā-vē'nŭs rē'jŭn-ăl an'es-thē'zē-ă) Regional anesthesia by intravenous injection of local anesthetic solution distal to an occlusive tourniquet in an extremity previously exsanguinated by pressure or gravity.
Synonym(s): Bier method (1) .

Bier,

August K.G., German surgeon, 1861-1949. Bier amputation - osteoplastic amputation of the tibia and fibula.Bier amputation sawBier block anesthesiaBier combined treatmentBier hyperemiaBier method - (1) Synonym(s): intravenous regional anesthesia; - (2) treatment of various surgical conditions by reactive hyperemia.Bier spots - Synonym(s): Marshall-White syndromeBier syndrome - Synonym(s): Marshall-White syndrome