Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training

Objectives Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) provides safe, rapid analgesia for older people with hip fractures but is rarely performed in the emergency department (ED). Self-perceived inadequate training and time to perform POCUS-GRA are the two most important barrier...

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Main Authors: Debra Eagles, Eddy Lang, Alex Kiss, Shelley L McLeod, Jordan Chenkin, Bjug Borgundvaag, Andrew D McRae, Jacques Simon Lee, Tina Bhandari, Robert Simard, Claude Topping, Michael Woo, Jeffrey Perry, Charles Wong, Marco Sivilotti, Joseph Newbigging, Donald Melady, Lan Chernoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e047113.full

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