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Review
. 2024 Nov;42(4):905-926.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.013. Epub 2024 Aug 14.

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

David A Martin  1 , Henry Ashworth  2 , Arun Nagdev  2
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Review

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

David A Martin et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov.

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Dr A. Nagdev is senior director of education at Exo, Inc.

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