New Crash Course: Popliteal Block Tips For Success

The popliteal block is one of the most valuable lower extremity nerve blocks. It is often the best choice for anesthesia and/or analgesia for patients having foot and ankle surgery, below-knee amputation, and A...

Popliteal Block & Catheter: Crash Course with Dr. Hadzic

When it comes to the popliteal block, you can perform bunionectomies, Achilles tendon repairs, triple arthrodesis, or anything on the foot, really.  Surgeons can use the tourniquet on the calf which would be pr...

How to Improve US Image in 15 Seconds: Crash Course with Dr. Hadzic

We will demonstrate the performance of the median nerve block for carpal tunnel surgery together with four simple ultrasound machine adjustments that can improve the image for the given procedure. We will show ...

Best Technique for Difficult IV: Crash Course with Dr. Hadzic

Cannulation of a peripheral vein is an essential skill in medicine and anesthesiology. A peripheral IV access point is required to administer anesthesia, sample blood, infuse fluids and IV medications. Dr. Hadz...

Visual Confidence During Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

While the use of ultrasound techniques started to be applied in medicine in the 1940s, it was not really until the 1990s that ultrasound for regional anesthesia (RA) was seriously explored as a technique. Since...

Best Nerve Block for Total Knee Replacement Pain: Crash Course with Dr. Hadzic

Dr. Hadzic will discuss the differences among the: (1) lumbar plexus block, (2) fascia iliaca block, (3) femoral triangle block, and (4) adductor canal block, because trainees and attendees to NYSORA workshops ...