The authors reply to the optimal dose and volume of local anesthetic for erector spinae plane blockade for posterior rib fractures

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States. Electronic address: jluftig@alamedahealthsystem.org.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States.

Comment

P A Josh Luftig et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;36(6):1103-1104.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.051. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States. Electronic address: jluftig@alamedahealthsystem.org.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency services; Nerve block; Pain management; Rib fracture; Ultrasonography.

Comment on

Successful emergency pain control for posterior rib fractures with ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block.
Luftig J, Mantuani D, Herring AA, Dixon B, Clattenburg E, Nagdev A. Luftig J, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Aug;36(8):1391-1396. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.12.060. Epub 2017 Dec 28. Am J Emerg Med. 2018. PMID: 29301653
Clarity needed as to the optimal dose and volume of local anesthetic for erector spinae plane blockade for posterior rib fractures.
Kashani HH, Grocott HP. Kashani HH, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1102-1103. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.032. Epub 2018 Mar 15. Am J Emerg Med. 2018. PMID: 29576256 No abstract available.