Thread by @Gas_Craic

Amazing work from Regional Anaesthesia Land this year once again - #RAUK21. Lots to dissect! Let's look at the highlights of this year! @elboghdadlym @shaskinsMD @rosie_hogg @davejohnston24 @amit_pawa
@LloydTurbitt @ajrmacfarlane

Motor-sparing blocks for the knee by @mariapsebastian and @uclhregional

@amit_pawa discusses options for rib fracture RA. Blocks obviously help but do NOT cure. Patients likely need ICU +/- respiratory support, IF they have a respiratory compromise. #RAUK21

@AhmadSalama529's amazing drawings (HAND drawn!) was showcased this year - visualising the roots of C5,6,7 between Scalenus Anterior and Scalenus Medius #RAUK21

More stuff coming up in #ISURA2021 - with @amit_pawa

This is a rib scanned along its long axis. Revealing a fracture. Muscle above is Serratus Anterior.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1394530020006277120

Most popular blocks? @BenjaminLukeFox tells #RAUK21 these are the recipes that are used at his hospital:

Challenging body habitus? @drealbrecht gives his thoughts and tips #RAUK21

@LloydTurbitt's top tips for Axillary block #RAUK21

@LloydTurbitt - which upper limb blocks are good for novices? #RAUK21

Intraoperative supplementation of RA? @noolslucas: Use Ropivacaine for epidural top up. Less errors compared to mixing drugs. Quick onset but least like to require supplementation. #RAUK21

Infographic winner @adipal23 tells us how to communicate risk with Regional Anaesthesia - brill infographic: #RAUK21

Some career and life lessons from @EMARIANOMD #RAUK21 - and the role of anaesthetists in general:

@docmorne gives his recommendations on RA and compartment syndrome - a hot topic...

Trauma and elective lower limb surgery? @DrRobbieErskine shares some valuable recipes :) #RAUK21

Another hot topic - sustainable anaesthesia - what COULD this look like? #RAUK21

Food from the PRO/CON debate on RA v GA by @amit_pawa ...

Perineural stimulation + regional anaesthesia through a stimulating perineural catheter for BKA - …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… #RAUK21

Is hip innervation complicated? Eh, not any more.... #RAUK21

@alexiaP shares their insight from watching #RAUK21: "Nerve blocks that obliterate all pain, likely get rebound pain. Manage expectations, start analgesia prior to block wearing off, patient information and involvement. Fear, age, psych are RF as are ops like shoulder."

Heparin and low molecular weight heparins; when to do a neuraxial block and when to remove the catheter? bjaed.org/article/S2058-… #RAUK21

@DrShaunMay shares his presentation on immunomodulation of innate immunity by brachial plexus blockade #RAUK21

ra-ukmeetings.com - this meeting will likely be available very soon in video form, via this website :) #RAUK21