Vol. 23 No. 1 (2026)
Reflections

Loco-Regional Anesthesia: Building on the Past to Solve Tomorrow’s Challenges

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  • Philippe Harris
Philippe Harris
Université de Montréal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v23i1.1154

Published 2026-10-15

Keywords

  • Local anesthesia,
  • Regional anesthesia,
  • Medical history,
  • opiod crisis,
  • medical innovation

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Harris P. Loco-Regional Anesthesia: Building on the Past to Solve Tomorrow’s Challenges. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2026 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 16];23(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/1154

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