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7 sie 2024 · In 21% and 25% of spinal and regional anaesthesia cases, respectively, an anaesthesia associate was the senior provider. There is concern that these enhanced roles may lead to loss of training opportunities.
5 sty 2020 · Regional anaesthesia has undergone several exciting advances in the past few decades. Ultrasound-guided techniques of peripheral nerve blockade have become the gold standard thanks to the associated improvements in efficacy, ease of performance and safety.
10 sty 2021 · There is little consensus, however, as to what actually defines success of regional anaesthesia. In this review, we distil the benefits of performing regional anaesthesia into four pillars of success: patient-centred, population-centred, healthcare-centred and training-centred outcomes (Fig. 1).
In this article we will review some of the newer regional anaesthetic techniques, long acting local anaesthetics and adjuvants, and discuss evidence for key outcomes such as cancer recurrence and safety with ultrasound guidance.
We set out below the Association’s views on some of the key areas of concern relating to Anaesthesia Associates. Some reflect previous statements we have made and some are in response to recent developments.
Advances in anesthesia techniques and guidance imaging have made regional anesthetics effective both for pain management and as a primary anesthesia modality for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures.
For the first few months the department supported the Anaesthesia Associates by allowing us time to ‘bed in’, build relationships, work out appropriate lists and developed relevant local clinical governance.
