Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

David A Martin; Henry Ashworth; Arun Nagdev

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.013

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;42(4):905-926. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.013. Epub 2024 Aug 14.

Authors

David A Martin¹, Henry Ashworth², Arun Nagdev²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA.

PMID: 39326994
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.013

Abstract

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks serve as a valuable component of multimodal pain management for acutely injured patients in the emergency department and offer a potentially more efficient alternative to time-consuming procedural sedation.

Keywords: Multimodal analgesia; Nerve blocks; Pain management; Point-of-care ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Humans
Nerve Block* / methods
Pain Management* / methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

Anesthetics, Local