Current guidelines and standards for regional anaesthesia, by topic (A to Z, newest first). Each link opens the original publication.
Full guideline libraries
Anticoagulants and antiplatelets
- Antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy, fifth edition ASRA, 2025
- Regional anaesthesia and antithrombotic drugs ESAIC and ESRA, 2022
Hip fracture
- Management of hip fractures Association of Anaesthetists, 2020
Infection control
- Sterile gowns for single-shot spinal anaesthesia Association of Anaesthetists, CAI and others, 2026
- Infection control in regional anaesthesia and pain medicine ASRA, 2025
Local anaesthetic toxicity
- Management of severe local anaesthetic toxicity Association of Anaesthetists, 2023
- Treatment checklist ASRA, 2020
- Third practice advisory ASRA, 2017
Nerve injury
- Follow-up after a nerve block and unexpected neurological problems RA-UK and British Orthopaedic Association, 2021
- Neurological complications of regional anaesthesia ASRA, 2015
Obstetrics
- The failing labour epidural ESAIC, 2025
- Neurological monitoring after obstetric neuraxial block Association of Anaesthetists and OAA, 2020
Paediatrics
- Preventing and managing complications ESRA and ASRA, 2022
- Local anaesthetic and adjuvant doses ESRA and ASRA, 2018
Pain after specific operations
- PROSPECT recommendations ESRA, updated regularly
Post-dural puncture headache
- Clinical practice guidelines International multisociety group, 2024
Services and training
- Regional anaesthesia services (GPAS chapter 8) RCoA, 2025
- Plan A blocks RA-UK, 2019
Standard block names
- Limb blocks ASRA and ESRA, 2024
- Abdominal wall, paraspinal and chest wall blocks ASRA and ESRA, 2021
Wrong-side blocks
- Prep, Stop, Block RA-UK and the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group, 2022
These links are for professional education. Always refer to the current official publication, local policies and the individual clinical circumstances when applying any recommendation.