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Ultrasound II

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Abstract

Complications of peripheral nerve blocks are rare; however, they can be very serious. Ultrasound imaging can help with the diagnosis and management. We will explore a case of a patient with a lower extremity peripheral nerve block complication.

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Abbreviations

ACLS:

Advanced cardiac life support

ASRA:

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

CNS:

Central nervous system

LAST:

Local anesthetic systemic toxicity

NSAID:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

TENS:

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Oklahoma University Health and Science Center, 800 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102, USA

    German Barbosa-Hernandez MD

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  1. Alliance Health Midwest, Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA

    Tilak D. Raj

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Barbosa-Hernandez, G. (2017). Ultrasound II. In: Raj, T. (eds) Data Interpretation in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55862-2_59

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