Regional Anesthesia

Joe Stegeman, MD, MBA, Chair

Andrew Goldsmith, MD, MBA, Chair-Elect

Our mission is to create a standard framework for ED regional anesthesia practice and support implementation of ED nerve block programs

Goals for the Year

1. Publish ACEP EUS nerve block program guidelines.
2. Establish interdisciplinary working group on injury specific “plan A” block guidelines.

Resources

Sonoguide: Nerve Blocks

ACEP Policy Statements

• Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks, April 2021
• Improving Multidisciplinary Communication of Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks for Patients with Hip Fractures in the Emergency Department, April 2023
• Optimizing the Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department, April 2017
• Ultrasound Guidelines: Emergency, Point-of-care, and Clinical Ultrasound Guidelines in Medicine, April 2023
  Page 3: The Ultrasound Guidelines state that UGNBs are a Core application. The section on UGNB section begins on page 30.