Advances in regional anaesthesia and acute pain management: a narrative review

E Albrecht, KJ Chin - Anaesthesia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Regional anaesthesia has undergone several exciting advances in the past few decades.
Ultrasound‐guided techniques of peripheral nerve blockade have become the gold …

Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a state‐of‐the‐art review

KJ Chin, B Versyck, A Pawa - Anaesthesia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall are increasingly popular
alternatives to established techniques such as thoracic epidural or paravertebral blockade …

[PDF][PDF] Future directions in regional anaesthesia: not just for the cognoscenti

LR Turbitt, ER Mariano, K El‐Boghdadly - Anaesthesia, 2020 - researchgate.net
Einstein is, of course, referring to a subconscious behavioural pattern that is currently
afflicting many aspects of modern medicine: complexity bias. This is the belief that …

[PDF][PDF] Bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative analgesia after total abdominal …

AAF Kamel, OAI Amin, MAM Ibrahem - Pain physician, 2020 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks provide postoperative pain relief
after various abdominal surgeries. Recently, erector spinae plane (ESP) block has obtained …

The effect of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on postsurgical pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

MC Kendall, L Alves, LL Traill, GS De Oliveira - BMC anesthesiology, 2020 - Springer
Background The effect of erector spinae plane block has been evaluated by clinical trials
leading to a diversity of results. The main objective of the current investigation is to compare …

Thoracic wall blocks: From paravertebral to retrolaminar to serratus to erector spinae and back again–A review of evidence

KJ Chin - Best practice & research Clinical anaesthesiology, 2019 - Elsevier
A multitude of thoracic wall blocks have been described, including parasternal-intercostal
plane, Pecs I and II, serratus anterior plane, paraspinal-intercostal plane, erector spinae …

Chest trauma: current recommendations for rib fractures, pneumothorax, and other injuries

M Kim, JE Moore - Current anesthesiology reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This article provides an overview of the common and important
chest injuries that the anesthesiologist may encounter in patients following trauma including …

A randomized double-blind controlled trial to assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in cardiac surgery

M Athar, S Parveen, M Yadav, OA Siddiqui… - … of Cardiothoracic and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Cardiac surgical pain is of moderate-to-severe intensity. Ineffective pain control
may lead to increased cardiopulmonary complications and poor surgical outcomes. This …

New horizons in rib fracture management in the older adult

R Coary, C Skerritt, A Carey, S Rudd… - Age and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Adults aged≥ 60 years now represent the majority of patients presenting with major trauma.
Falls are the most common cause of injury, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all …

Erector spinae plane (ESP) block: a new paradigm in regional anesthesia and analgesia

KJ Chin, SD Adhikary, M Forero - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The erector spinae plane (ESP) block is an ultrasound-guided
regional anesthesia technique that has enjoyed unprecedented popularity since its …