ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK

Course overview

THE BLOCKAGE OF ANTERIOR BRANCHES OF THE INTERCOSTAL NERVES IS A SELECTIVE SUPERFICIAL BLOCK, WITH A VERY LOW INCIDENCE OF COMPLICATIONS AND EFFECTIVE IN DIFFERENT SURGERIES INVOLVING THE CHEST WALL AND MULTIPLE TRAUMAS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PAIN FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO BREAST AND THORACIC SURGERIES, AS WELL AS FOR RIB FRACTURES.