Regional anaesthesia associated with improved cancer survival – new data | ASA 2018

This piece is a deep dive into regional anaesthesia for Enhancing Recovery. Hear how paravertebral nerve blocks can be used in breast cancer surgery, how does this effect long term outcomes for patients? There is then further discussion regarding regional anaesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery.

There is also a long form discussion of electromyographic (EMG) objective monitoring on a neuromuscular blockade. How can this help reduce and discover potential poor outcomes?

Further questions from the online audience are addressed such as "can you send knee surgery patients home on the day of surgery, how do you manage pain?"

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Professor Stuart Grant, MB ChB, FRCA Director, Medical Student Education, Duke University School of medicine.