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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Nerve Block - Ribs ... - Serratus - ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Ribs ... #Serratus #FasciaIliaca
Rib Cage and Sternal Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Rib #Cage #Anatomy #Ribs #Sternum #Bones
Rib Cage and Sternal ... By @rev.med #Rib ... Cage #Anatomy #Ribs
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

62M with severe chest wall abrasions,
Serratus Anterior ... Nerve Block for Ribs ... abrasions, clavicle, rib ... @UAB_Sono #Serratus ... Anterior #SAP #Ribs
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... injury Two or more rib
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... pulling the inferior ribs
Serratus Anterior Muscle
 - Innervation Mnemonic: SALT - Serratus Anterior, Long Thoracic
 - Scapular Muscle Insertions

By
Serratus Anterior ... Mnemonic: SALT - Serratus ... By @rev.med #Serratus
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

Ribs 2-10 fractured -> POCUS guided
Serratus Anterior ... Nerve Block for Ribs ... on POCUS Ribs ... > POCUS guided Serratus ... Anterior #SAP #Ribs
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... Run hand along ribs
Landmarks for Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) on POCUS
Pain related to rib fractures can be difficult
Landmarks for Serratus ... Pain related to rib ... anterolateral rib ... gabsters003 #Serratus
Serrated Polyps
Hyperplastic polyps (HPs):
 • Prevalence: 20-30%
 • Size: Usually small or diminutive (s 5mm)
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Serrated Polyps ... distal Sessile serrated ... proximal Traditional serrated ... Mostly distal #Serrated