The following is a summary of “Ultrasound-guided thoracic nerve blocks for emergency department patients with rib fractures: A review,” published in the January 2025 issue of Emergency Medicine by ...

UK 3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK Introduction Intercostal nerve block (ICNB) has long been used as an adjunct to ...

The pleura, a single layer of mesothelial cells, lines the entire thoracic cavity ... for this procedure. An intercostal nerve block can reduce anesthetic requirements and postprocedural pain ...

A difference of 11.3 m/s was noted between the two methods (58.9 +/- 4.20 m/s by caliper; 70.2 +/- 5.20 m/s by tape). Comparison of these values with previous studies and the use of the opposite limb ...