Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) in the emergency department: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While many studies have been published on Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in the Emergency Department (ED), there has been no previous study assessing the current state of the literature based in the form of a scoping review.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current state of the literature on UGRA performed in the ED setting.

Methods

EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases were searched for studies. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines (Figure 1), two reviewers evaluated each title and abstract and were included if they described a UGRA technique performed on patients in the ED by an ED provider. Cohen's kappa coefficients were calculated for each level of review.[Figure: see text].

Results

Of the 1,456 abstracts, a t

SUBMITTER: Mahmood SMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622794 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature