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Clinical Anaesthesia, Pain In Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia

Seeing the Invisible: How AI Is Transforming Nerve Localisation in Regional Anaesthesia

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04
Apr

By Dr Chris Covelli Overview Regional anaesthesia is an important component of modern perioperative care, providing effective analgesia while reducing opioid use and improving recovery. The use of ultrasound guidance has significantly improved the safety and accuracy of nerve blocks by allowing clinicians to visualise anatomical structures in real time. However, identifying nerves on ultrasound […]

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Pain In Anaesthesia

Breaking Through the Block: Perioperative Strategies for Patients on Naltrexone

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11
Apr

By Monique Findlay, Zheng Cheng Zhu Article Reference: Whately, Y. and Stead, M. (2023) ‘Perioperative management of patients on naltrexone’, Australasian anaesthesia 2023. Edited by B. Cheung. doi:https://doi.org/10.60115/11055/1180. Key Points Naltrexone is a long-acting opioid receptor antagonist, used commonly to manage alcohol use disorder. Due to its opioid receptor antagonism, naltrexone presents challenges for managing […]

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Rationalising the current intraoperative analgesia climate – how can we minimise opioid use?

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25
Apr

By Nicola Wevling, Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Verret, P et al (2024). Intraoperative pharmacological opioid minimization strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: A scoping review. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 132(4), 758-770. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(24)00009-6/fulltext Quick summary: Intraoperative opioid minimisation forms part of the broader multidisciplinary effort to reduce opioid-related complications, misuse, and overuse at patient, community, […]

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