Nerve blocks administered in the emergency department significantly reduce opioid use in patients with hip fractures, but their effectiveness may wane within 36 hours—before most patients reach surgery....
A targeted staff education initiative and a simple visual cue significantly improved clinical awareness of peripheral nerve block complications, specifically fall or injury risks. The study authors...
In a retrospective study presented at the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, researchers from Hartford Hospital found that the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) provided...
In this randomized controlled trial, extending adductor canal block duration with a continuous catheter did not reduce opioid use after total knee arthroplasty compared with a single-shot block with...
In this randomized controlled trial, extending adductor canal block duration with a continuous catheter did not reduce opioid use after total knee arthroplasty compared with a single-shot block with...
A randomized phase 3 trial evaluated cebranopadol, a dual-NMR agonist, for postoperative pain after abdominoplasty and found reduced pain and opioid use. This study was presented on May 1, 2025, at the ASRA...
