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Impact of Caffeine Ingestion on the Driving Performance of Anesthesiology Residents After 6 Consecutive Overnight Work Shifts

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Wiggles, Squiggles, and Drugs: Neuromonitoring with Michael Puglia

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Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Lung protective effect

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Forced Care During Pregnancy with Julie Cantor

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Pulmonary Hypertension and Liver Transplantation

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Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Aditee Ambardekar

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Does Adherence to World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Protocols in the Operating Room Have the Potential to Produce Irritant Contact Dermatitis in Anesthesia Providers?

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Targeted Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub on Gloves During Task Dense Periods: One Step Closer to Pathogen Containment by Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room

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Dr. Nicholas Dalesio and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Debnath Chatterjee discuss the pediatric difficult airway.

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Vasopressin; Arginine Vasopressin: Mechanism of Action; CV Effects of Vasopressin

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Arginine Vasopressin

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Obstetric Critical Care with Jennifer Hofer

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Dr. Annette Schure and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Faith Ross discuss caring for patients with congenital heart disease.

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Placental transfer: anesthetic drugs

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Rescue TEE and Pulmonary Embolus

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Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Genetic Syndromes with Faith Ross

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ABA Manuscript Series November 2019

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Transfusion-related Immunomodulation (TRIM); Transfusion: Leukoreduction

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Neurologic Complications in Obstetric​ Anesthesia with Christine Warrick

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Laryngomalacia with Debnath Chatterjee

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Dr. Mark Newton and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Aditee Ambardekar discuss global health.

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Pregnancy: DIC

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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: What a Difference a Few Decades Make

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Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy

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Pregnancy: DIC

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Building a Career in Academia with Arvind Palanisamy

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Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Anesthetic Implications for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Scoliosis Repair with Denise P. Chang

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Dr. T. Wesley Templeton and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Debnath Chatterjee discuss one-lung ventilation in children.

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Post-op Cardiac Event: Risk Factors; Pre-anesthesia Eval: Cardiac

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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) with Aditee Ambardekar

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Do You Really Mean It? Assessing the Strength, Frequency, and Reliability of Applicant Commitment Statements During the Anesthesiology Residency Match

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ACC/AHA Guidelines: Stents; Old MI: Perioperative Risk Assessment

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Impacting the Labor and Delivery Floor Using Quality and Patient Safety Metrics with Klaus Kjaer

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Pediatric One-lung ventilation with Debnath Chatterjee

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Dr. Charles Haberkern and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Faith Ross discuss perioperative management of sickle cell disease.

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Lambert-Eaten Physiology; Myasthenic Syndrome vs Myasthenia Gravis: Sx

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American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naive Patients

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Intracardiac Mass

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Erector Spinae Plane Block

A novel inter-fascial plane block first described in 2016. This technique has been used for analgesia for the following procedures:

- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

- Pulmonary lobectomy

- Thoracic rib and sternal fractures

- Mastectomy

- Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy

- Abdominal surgery

- Hip surgery

- Thoracic neuropathic pain relief

 

Unique Contraindications:

- Localized active infectious process at injection site

- Extensive tissue depth between skin and transverse process limiting visualization of transverse process

 

Unique Complications:

- Pneumothorax

- Lower extremity motor weakness if performed at lower thoracic level

 

Technique:

- Transverse probe at midline of the spine and identify spinous process, lamina, transverse process and rib

- Slide probe laterally and center view over transverse process

- Rotate probe 90 degrees to parasagittal view of transverse process

- Insert needle from cranial to caudal direction and contact transverse process

- Inject local anesthetic aiming for pooling above transverse process and lifting of erector spinae muscle.  For this video, 30 ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% was used.

 

Tips:

- Other postural positions (i.e. prone or lateral) may facilitate placement

- Although the T5 transverse process had been the traditional plane of insertion, the block can be performed at any level

- Rostral spread 2-3 levels and approximately 5 levels caudally

- Ultrasound identification/differentiation of the target transverse process and its transition to its adjacent rib can ensure injection at the correct site

- Transverse process appears as blunt and flat while the rib is seen as round on ultrasound with pleura clearly seen in close proximity

- Constant visualization of the needle along its entire length until its contact to the transverse process may decrease the likelihood of a pneumothorax

- Consider use of weight-appropriate dose of local anesthetic to decrease the likelihood of LAST

 

Block Anesthesiologist:  Gloria Shih Cheng, M.D.

Synopsis:  Jose Enrique Lagueras Garcia, M.D.

Production: Sandy Thammasithiboon, M.D. / ST Film

 

 

References:

  1. Altiparmak B, et al. 2019. Comparison of the effects of modified pectoral nerve block and erector spinae plane block on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores of patients after radical mastectomy surgery: a prospective, randomized, control trial. J Clin Anesth. 54:61-65.
  2. Altinpulluk EY, et al. 2019. Bilateral postoperative ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in open abdominal hysterectomy: a case series and cadaveric investigation. Rom J Anaesth Intensive Care. 26(1): 83-88.
  3. Ahiskalioglu, et al. 2018. Erector spinae plane block for bilateral lumbar transverse process fracture in emergency department: a new indication. Am J Emerg Med. 36(10)1927.
  4. Ciftci B, et al. 2019. Ultrasound-guided single shot preemptive erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain management.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 33(4): 1175-1176.
  5. Elkoundi A, et al. 2019. Erector spinae plane block for pediatric hip surgery-a case report. Korean J Anesthesiol. 72(1):68-71.
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Latex allergy: Fruits; Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine Treatment; Latex Allergy: Treatment

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Beyond the Binary: Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients on the Birth Unit

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Pediatric ECMO with Faith Ross

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Dr. Jorge Galvez and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Aditee Ambardekar discuss technology in anesthesiology.

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Sugammadex (Bridion®), Pharmacology. Warnings and precautions, and Reintubation considerations after use

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Hypothalamus; Pituitary gland; Hypothalamic-pituitary-target organ axes Sheehan’s syndrome Management

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Neuraxial Techniques to Optimize Labor Analgesia with Brendan Carvalho

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Rheumatic Mitral Disease

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The Pediatric Transgender Patient: Foundations and Perioperative Considerations with Remigio Roque

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Retinopathy of Prematurity with Aditee Ambardekar

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Post-Operative Urinary Retention (POUR); Control of micturition; Management of POUR

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Drug Calculation Errors in Anesthesiology Residents and Faculty: An Analysis of Contributing Factors

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Local anesthetics: Mechanism of action, Onset, potency, duration, Nerve fibers; Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST)

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None Born Positive: Elimination of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV

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Pediatric Cardiomyopathy with Faith Ross

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Dr. Nina Guzzetta and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Faith Ross discuss hemostasis in pediatric cardiac anesthesia.

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Carcinoid heart disease

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Volume Status: Monitoring; CVP Waveform: Components

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Nighttime Extubation Does Not Increase Risk of Reintubation, Length of Stay, or Mortality: Experience of a Large, Urban, Teaching Hospital

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Epidural hematoma; Epidural Abscess; Post Spinal Backache

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Shared Decision Making on Labor​ and Delivery with May Pian-Smith​

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Mitral valve endocarditis

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Value of OB Anesthesia–Current Needs, Future Directions, Controversies

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Dr. Don Tyler and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Aditee Ambardekar discuss the Wake Up Safe initiative.

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Perioperative Hyperglycemia; Glucose Control

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Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Impairments after Critical Illness

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Fetal Interventions with Debnath Chatterjee

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The NPMS Hemorrhage Bundle: Enhancing the Management of Maternal Hemorrhage with Michaela Farer

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Laryngospasm including Laryngeal Closure Reflex, Signs and symptoms and Management

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Dr. Eliot Grigg and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Faith Ross discuss anesthesia medication safety.

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Placenta accreta (Definition and Risk factors); Anesthetic management of cesarean delivery of placenta accreta

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Challenging the Traditional Definition of a Difficult Intubation: What Is Difficult?

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Non-obstetric surgery in pregnant women; Timing of non-obstetric surgery; Perioperative fetal monitoring

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Vasopressor Use in Obstetrics: Past, Present, and Future with Nicole Higgins

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Flail mitral leaflet and repair

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Anterior Mediastinal Mass with Aditee Ambardekar

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ERAS for Cesarean Delivery

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Emergency Department Airway Management Responsibilities in the United States

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ACLS in Pregnancy

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Marijuana in Pregnancy: Sorting through Hazy Evidence with Torri Metz

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Ascending aortic aneurysm

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Pulmonary Hypertension with Faith Ross

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Opioids, The Opioid Epidemic, and The OB Anesthesiologist

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ACLS in Pregnancy

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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC)

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