Outcomes and complications of the pericapsular nerve group block with phenol for non-operative hip fracture management in patients living with frailty
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@anaesjournal.bsky.socialOutcomes and complications of the pericapsular nerve group block with phenol for non-operative hip fracture management in patients living with frailty
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialPericapsular nerve group block + phenol 6%
• for non-operative hip fracture management
• in patients living with frailty
⚠️ "is an effective, minimally invasive procedure for pain management in addition to opioid-based pain relief"
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialA consensus validation framework was developed for calibrating AI performance vs human expertise in femoral nerve segmentation on ultrasound.
⚠️ The AI model matched median human performance (Dice 0.72 vs. 0.60) & outperformed most individual annotators.
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialPhrenic nerve considerations in continuous brachial plexus blocks for shoulder surgery
"... the duration of phrenic nerve involvement and its respiratory implications deserve explicit consideration when continuous techniques ... are selected."
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialStructural training solutions in regional anaesthesia
• Failing to execute a PNB successfully does not compromise immediate patient safety.
• Adding a mandatory assessment framework does not create more clinical cases or free up consultant time.
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialThoracic epidural catheter insertion - pre-procedural ultrasound vs an updated workflow to improve ultrasound utilisation and procedural efficiency
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialReal-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter insertion in routine clinical practice: every journey begins with a single step
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