Barriers and facilitators to implementing a regional anesthesia service in a low-income country: a qualitative study.

Introduction: Regional anesthesia is a safe alternative to general anesthesia. Despite benefits for perioperative morbidity and mortality, this technique is underutilized in low-resource settings. In response to an identified need, a regional anesthesia service was established at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), Rwanda.