This week we’re joined by Dr Anthony Hade to discuss regional anaesthesia for blunt chest trauma. We talk about the approach to the blunt chest trauma patient, the goals of regional anaesthesia for rib fractures, indications and contraindications for various types of regional anaesthesia, as well as tips and tricks for paravertebral blocks.

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Some resources to help with studying this topic:

https://www.nysora.com/regional-anesthesia-for-specific-surgical-procedures/abdomen/thoracic-lumbar-paravertebral-block/

https://nysoralms.com/courses/erector-spinae-plane-block/

https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/39/how-i-do-it-erector-spinae-block-for-rib

The 2019 ANZCA Blue Book articles:

Page 139 - 'An update on the management of patients with rib fractures' by Andrew Lumley, Sean Chan and Andrew Deacon

Page 157 - 'Ultrasound-guided erector spine plane block' by Alex Grosso, Gilberto Arenas, Kate Drummond and Sam Whitehouse

https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/220cc6da-3eee-463b-9b66-4e8b33861d7e/Australasian-Anaesthesia-2019#page= 

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