#regionalanaesthesia — Public Fediverse posts

Have you ever used peripheral regional anaesthesia as the sole anaesthetic technique in a child?

Of 99 patients, 82% were successful!

Success rate increased with age, from 67% in 6-year-olds to 100% in 12-year-olds.

#anaesthesia #pedsanes #regionalanaesthesia

https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16594

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in obstetric anaesthesia.

Patients categorised as Asian or Black had lower odds of receiving neuraxial analgesia when compared with those from White backgrounds.

#anaesthesia #obstetrics #pain #regionalanaesthesia

https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16581

For those of you who missed the, ahem, discussion around ultrasound-guided neuraxial puncture last week, it's not too late to check out the editorial and join the debate!

#anaesthesia #medicine #regionalanaesthesia #pain #POCUS #obstetrics #pain #healthcare

https://buff.ly/42LsEfd

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

#Blocktober #Blocktober24 #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #medicine #pain #healthcare #MedMastodon

https://buff.ly/4dNngtR

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

#Blocktober #Blocktober24 #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #healthcare #medicine #MedMastodon

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

@UrmaleAlem9818 @Mohammed_o8860

#Blocktober #Blocktober24 #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia #medicine #pain

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

#Blocktober24 #Blocktober #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanes #MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia

https://buff.ly/4dYJzx7

Below knee amputation & phantom limb pain

This study compared:
• preop sciatic nerve block + sciatic nerve infusion vs
• post-amputation surgically sited perineural sciatic catheter + nerve sheath infusion

Which would you use?

#Blocktober24 #regionalanaesthesia#MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia #medicine

https://buff.ly/4dYJzx7

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

#Blocktober24 #Blocktober #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia

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

Are you familiar with the sonoanatomy of the anterior quadratus lumborum block?

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https://buff.ly/3Nho931

In laparoscopic colorectal surgery, adding a bilateral anterior quadratus lumborum block to a standard multimodal analgesia regimen did not reduce opioid consumption or improve pain scores.

#Blocktober24 #regionalanaesthesia #ansky 🩺 🧪

https://buff.ly/3Nho931

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%)

#regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #Blocktober24 #MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia

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?

#anaesthesia #anesthesia #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #pain #MedMastodon #healthcare

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

#pain #regionalanesthesia #MedMastodon #healthcare #anaesthesia #anesthesia

Ever wondered how to make a simulated eye?

@SouldocM et al suggest a cherry tomato model to simulate the anatomical structures of the vitreous body and surrounding tissues in training for sub-Tenon block administration!

#anaesthesia #anesthesia #RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia

https://buff.ly/47Ptng2

Finally uploaded one of my talks from @esra_society #ESRAWorld2023 #RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia

Here is the YouTube link - if this doesn’t work, you’ll find it on my channel

https://youtu.be/xdj-yL7LqVc?si=1hvG6zZoU6SUxOsv

In 12 Hours I'll be participating in the incredible initiative set up by @reg_anaes_uk delivering free webinars on #RegionalAnaesthesia
#RegionalAnesthesia
This series features the #PlanABlocks and each webinar has one of the original authors of the
"Plan A Blocks" paper talking too!
In my episode it is the incredible @emarianomd , and my co-presenter is the one and only Dr Nadia Hernandez

Finally got around to recording this 5 min video on
Anterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block via @YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=bAxMvcTf0kU&feature=sharea

Enjoy!

@BlockIt_Hot_Pod @jeffgadsden @RegionalAnaesUK
#RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia #Cuties #AnteriorFemoralCutaneousNerve #AFCN

I love teaching Axillary Brachial Plexus blocks & always talk about a particular variation that is seen quite often

I saw this on two consecutive pts on a list - example post-block below

What am I referring to?
Pt consent to share ✅
#RegionalAnaesthesia
#RegionalAnesthesia

Here is the first official Audiogram Trailer for #BlockItLikeItsHot #RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia Podcast featuring Jeff Gadsden & myself!

We are sooo close to releasing episode 1!