• Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2021

    Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in the emergency department: an argument for multidisciplinary collaboration to increase access while maintaining quality and standards.

    • Alexander Stone, Andrew J Goldsmith, Charles N Pozner, and Kamen Vlassakov.
    • Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA abstone@partners.org.
    • Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Sep 1; 46 (9): 820-821.

    AbstractThe practice of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) by emergency medicine physicians in the emergency department (ED) is increasing. The need for effective alternatives to opioid analgesia in the acute care setting likely exceeds the current capacity of UGRA-trained anesthesia teams. In this daring discourse, we outline several matters of relevance to be considered as protocols are put into place to facilitate the practice of UGRA by emergency medicine physicians in the ED. There are opportunities for collaboration between anesthesiology and emergency medicine societies in guideline development as well as educational resources. The sustained interest in UGRA shown by many emergency medicine physicians should be viewed open-mindedly by anesthesiologists. Failure to collaborate on local and national scales could lead to delays in the development and implementation of patient-centered, safe procedural care, and limit patient access to the benefits of regional anesthesia.© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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