Thread by @amit_pawa

Next up @ESRA_Society President-Elect Thomas VOLK, Germany on hand surgery and anticoagulants #ECONGRESS2020 #ESRAASRA2020

Would you do a peripheral nerve block in an anti-coagulated patient?

The incidence of bleeding necessitating revision surgery is low in these situations

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In over 230,000 patients without anticoagulants, bloody tap incidence is low

The bleeding incidence increases in the context of anticoagulants though...

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Distal blocks are as affective as proximal ones, so should we be using those over proximal ones in anticoagulated patients?

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Again a mention of WALANT here! Is the driver fast turnover and anaesthetist-sparing techniques over quality of care and patient satisfaction?

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