#blocktober24 — Public Fediverse posts

What are the issues with fascial plane blocks?

• Non-robust research
• Prolific researchers have had multiple retractions
• Likely publication bias
• Outcome measures are difficult to define
• Plethora of 'novel' blocks make interpreting results difficult
• Blocks don't cover visceral pain

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Too good to be true? Erector spinae block in low-resource settings: navigate with caution

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16426

https://x.com/Anaes_Journal/status/1844724656831385805

Postoperative analgesic effectiveness of ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block vs. rectus sheath block for midline abdominal surgery in a low- and middle-income country: a randomised controlled trial

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/anae.16421

BKA & phantom limb pain
• preop sciatic nerve block + infusion vs
• post-BKA surgically sited perineural sciatic catheter + infusion

Results: pre-op nerve blockade does NOT cause a ⬇️ in phantom limb pain at 5 d or 6-12 m

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What is your analgesic approach to try to prevent phantom limb pain in below knee amputations?

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16040

Are you interested in the variation in practice of anaesthesia for knee arthroplasty?

• Spinal anaesthesia - primary technique of choice (95%)
• Adductor canal block - used routinely (85%)
• Surgical infiltration was usual (92%) + adductor canal block (77%)

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16377

Hello #Blocktober24!

Today we're talking adductor canal blocks for knee arthroplasty.

A recent UK survey showed that:
• 89% favoured levobupivacaine
• > 60% of these preferred 2.5 mg/ml and a volume of 20 - 24ml

What drug, concentration & volume do you use?

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16377

To celebrate #Blocktober24 we are going to be joining @Anaes_Reports in sharing some of our recent papers on #regionalanaesthesia!

Watch this space for papers on:
• RA for knee arthroplasty
• anterior quadratus lumborum blocks in colorectal surgery
• management of DOACs in hip fracture patients
• dexamethasone and infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks
• RA for the prevention of phantom limb pain after BKA

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