Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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/