Regional anesthesia

Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks

Reg Anesth Pain MedPublished Delphi international consensus study

Authors' conclusion

We achieved consensus on nomenclature and anatomical descriptions of regional anesthetic techniques for upper and lower limb nerve blocks

Study context

Population
International collaborators on naming and anatomical description of upper and lower limb peripheral nerve blocks94, 91 and 65 per round
Outcome
Consensus on standardized names and anatomical descriptions (strong ≥75% agreement; weak 50%-74%)
Methodological detailsthree-round, anonymized voting, virtual round table
  • Three-round
  • Anonymized voting
  • Virtual round table

Recommendations

As reported in the abstract

Consensus achieved

Strong consensus, names

38

Strong consensus, anatomical descriptions

33

Weak consensus, anatomical descriptions

5

Original publication

Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 22 November 2023. doi:10.1136/rapm-2023-104884

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