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MARCH 6, 2024

More Intervention Needed to Ensure Clinician Compliance With Block Time-Outs


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

QUEBEC CITY—If the results of a Canadian study are any indication, then it seems familiarity alone is insufficient to ensure best practices in regard to peripheral nerve block time-outs and post-block care instructions.

The study found a low adherence rate with these proven interventions, which led investigators to propose measures such as reeducation, formal block education for trainees and the addition of visual cues in