We are taking a break from Cardio (to be continued) and starting our segment on ultrasound guided regional analgesia. There are several articles this week, but several are very quick reads
*** There will be an ultrasound simulator demo in the ED conference room from 1-3PM. These simulators could be great for resident / student education. If you have a minute to drop by and check them out we'd love the feedback. ***
Zoom:
Meeting ID: 871 3969 2746
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
Principles of safety for ultrasound-guided single injection blocks in the ED – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2019)
Article 2
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Current Perspectives – Local and Regional Anesthesia (2018)
Article 3
Ultrasound Guided Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block for Hip Fracture in the ED – Journal of Emergency Medicine (2012)
Article 4
Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blocks: Different techniques and review of the literature – Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesia (2019)
Article 5
Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block for Hip Fracture – Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain (2018)
Article 6
A new frontier in pelvic fracture pain control in the ED: Successful use of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2020)
*** Extras ***
5 Minute Sono: Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca (instructional video)
5 Minute Sono: Infrainguinal Fascia Iliaca (instructional video)
5 Minute Sono: PENG Block (instructional video)
NYSORA US Guided Femoral Nerve Block
PENG distribution
Quick (2 paragraphs and an image) article on expected distribution of anesthetic with the PENG Block … article attached to the email as an extra
Article-1_nagdev_Block_safety_2019-2.pdf