Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary
In this 218th episode I welcome Dr. Mark Neuman to the show. Dr. Neuman is the PI of the REGAIN trial, published in the NEJM which compared spinal and sedation vs. GA for hip surgery. We discuss the trial and the results.
CME: https://earnc.me/3F73Hw
Random Recs:
Women of Impact in Anesthesiology: Link
Moby Dick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick
In this 201st episode I welcome Dr. Jeff Swenson to the show to discuss his invention of the original adductor canal block and why he is now doing a simplified version.
CME: https://earnc.me/6TDVbA
Dr. Swenson’s email is: jeff.swenson@hsc.utah.edu
Random Recs:
Grant: https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Ron-Chernow/dp/159420487X
Depth of Anesthesia ETT size episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-should-smaller-endotracheal-tubes-be-used-for-elective/id1461664155?i=1000509350499
In this 184th episode I welcome back Drs. Kara Segna and Hassan Rayaz to discuss truncal blocks. We discuss rectus sheath, transversus abdominis plane, quadratus lumborum and erector spinae plane blocks.
CME: https://earnc.me/nsqYPf
Random Recs:
The Wirecutter: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/
How to be an anti-racist: Link
Instant Hotel: https://www.netflix.com/title/81023011
Love Island Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_Australia
In this 163rd episode I welcome Dr. Barbara Versyck to the show to discuss thoracic wall blocks. We discuss the types of blocks, what they are used for, and what the evidence is for their efficacy.
CME: https://earnc.me/4hNt3X
References:
Videos:
Pecs II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFWneF4pwOA
Serratus Anterior block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2w46jjMgfMErector
Spinae plane block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVowRjEFUfk
Literature:
Chin, Ki Jinn. “Thoracic wall blocks: from paravertebral to retrolaminar to serratus to erector spinae and back again–a review of the evidence.” Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology (2019).
Versyck, B., G‐J. van Geffen, and K‐J. Chin. “Analgesic efficacy of the Pecs II block: a systematic review and meta‐analysis.” Anaesthesia 74.5 (2019): 663-673.
Poster:
In this 150th episode I welcome back Dr. Gillian Isaac to do another round of ABA keywords. We discuss 2 additional upper extremity blocks (supraclavicular and axillary) and then benzodiazepines.
CME: https://earnc.me/4aBzu8
In this 147th episode I welcome back Drs. Segna and Rayaz to finish up our discussion of lower extremity nerve blocks. This time we cover the front of leg blocks (femoral, adductor canal, fascia iliaca and obturator).
CME: https://earnc.me/AyfE0B
In this 139th episode I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac back to the show to discuss another 2 ABA keywords, succinylcholine and interscalene brachial plexus block.
CME: https://earnc.me/WBEa4s
In this 138th episode I welcome Drs. Segna and Rayaz back to the show to discuss lower extremity nerve blocks. We cover the ankle block and sciatic nerve block approaches today and will cover the anterior leg in a later episode.
CME: https://earnc.me/oFIwW1
The Medium Article: https://medium.com/@admiralcloudberg/the-near-crash-of-air-canada-flight-759-c61094867d45
In this 127th episode I welcome Drs. Segna and Rayaz to the show to discuss upper extremity nerve blocks. We discuss how they’re done, what they’re done for, and some high yield board style questions that may come up based on them.
CME: https://earnc.me/enjJHh
References:
Hadzic, Admir. Hadzic’s textbook of regional anesthesia and acute pain management. McGraw Hill Professional, 2017.
Hall, Brian A., and Robert C. Chantigian. Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2014.
Horlocker, Terese T., Erik Vandermeuelen, Sandra L. Kopp, Wiebke Gogarten, Lisa R. Leffert, and Honorio T. Benzon. “Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines.” Regional anesthesia and pain medicine43, no. 3 (2018): 263-309.
Interscalene:
Supraclavicular:
Infraclavicular:
Axillary:
https://www.nysora.com/techniques/upper-extremity/
