Defining an Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Curriculum for Emergency Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) can be a powerful tool in the treatment of painful conditions commonly encountered in emergency medicine (EM) practice. UGRA can benefit patients while avoiding the risks of procedural sedation and opioid-based systemic analgesia. Despite these advantages, many EM trainees do not receive focused education in UGRA and there is no published curriculum specifically for EM physicians. The objective of this study was to identify the components of a UGRA curriculum for EM physicians.

Methods

A list of potential curriculum elements was developed through an extensive literature review. An expert panel was convened that included 13 ultrasound faculty members from 12 institutions and from a variety of practice environments and di

SUBMITTER: Tucker RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8171792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature