This study met the guidelines set by the ethics committee of the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (Shanghai, China). All subjects were selected randomly and gave informed written consent for their ...

Regional anaesthesia is used to enable surgery to be performed on specific parts of the body while the patient remains awake. Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block uses ultrasound to facilitate easy ...

A new artificial intelligence tool is aiming to improve the delivery of peripheral nerve block (PNB) injections, which may in many surgical cases be a superior option for local anesthesia or pain ...

Mortality and morbidity after hip fracture are high and, as a result, a number of professional bodies and government initiatives have targeted these vulnerable patients (Royal College of Physicians, ...

Our study suggested an easier method for identifying the LFCN in volunteers using the ultrasound technique. There have been several reports about the ultrasonographic appearance of the LFCN. [10–17] ...