Single injection, ultrasound-guided planar nerve blocks: An essential skill for any clinician caring for patients with rib fractures

In patients with acute rib fractures, regional anesthesia has the potential to reduce suffering, decrease opiate use, lower rates of in-hospital delirium, and improve pulmonary function. While many regional anesthesia techniques are complex and time consuming, two single injection nerve blocks, the...

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Main Authors: Cody Schultz, Elaine Yang, Daniel Mantuani, Emily Miraflor, Gregory Victorino, Arun Nagdev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644022000760