This week's topic: Brachial Plexus Nerve Blocks
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84694181059?pwd=nlatjO3Ss2K7NxLfbi9axuw5PN7glV.1
Meeting ID: 846 9418 1059
Passcode: 12345
Articles for Discussion are listed below with the PDFs attached to this email.
Extra Content can be found below in the green text for anyone wanting to dive into the topic further.
Article 1
A prospective Comparison of Procedural Sedation and US guided Interscalene Nerve Block for Shoulder Reduction in the ED – Academic Emergency Medicine (2011)
Article 2
Superior Trunk Block – A Phrenic-sparing Alternative to the Interscalene Block: A RCT – Anesthesiology (2019)
Article 3
US Guided Retroclavicular Approach Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Extremity Emergency Procedures – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2017)
Article 4
Retroclavicular vs. Infraclavicular Block for Brachial Plexus Anesthesia: A Multi-centric Randomized Trial – BMC Anesthesiology (2019)
Article 5:
US-guided Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block – Sonoanatomy, Technique, and Block Dynamics – Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain (2017)
Fellows – Please refer to Ma &Mateers Chp 26 (Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia)
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5 Minute Sono: Interscalene Nerve Block (instructional video)
NYSORA : Interscalene Nerve Block (great info)
5 Minute Sono: RAPTIR (instructional video)
5 Minute Sono: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block (instructional video)
Instructional Video on Superior Trunk Block ( longer video but great information)
Nerve Block Atlas (Section on The POCUS Atlas)
Article-1_blaivas-interscalene-aem-2011.pdf