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Table 1 Characteristics of responding institutions

From: Regional anesthesia and lipid resuscitation for local anesthetic systemic toxicity in China: results of a survey by the orthopedic anesthesia group of the chinese society of anesthesiology

Hospital characteristics

Median (interquartile values)

Orthopaedics surgery (patient per year)

4000 (2500–7200)

 Spine surgery

1000 (500–2000)

 Upper and lower limb surgeries

2500 (1500–4800)

Percentage of orthopaedics surgeries performed under RA

30 % (16 %-70 %)

  1. RA regional anesthesia, includes peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal blocks