Philipp Gerner

MGH Regional Anesthesia / Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School

[Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA @EMARIANOMD]

Great job @alexbstone presenting his side of the debate 👏🏽 #ASRASpring25

➡️ Check out @ASRA_Society guidelines https://t.co/7SPEwXT70o
➡️ Make sure to clean probes (low level disinfection) consistently
➡️ Teach/practice meticulous technique
➡️ Using a probe cover not enough

[Alex Stone @alexbstone]

Huge congratulations to @BrittaniBungart on her @ASRA_Society resident travel award. #ASRASPRING25 @MGHanesthesia changing the way we follow up on blocks

[Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine @RAPMOnline]

To cover or not to cover (US transducers for single-shot nerve blocks)? 🤔 🤔
If you're not sure what to do, here's a little help:

PROS: https://t.co/Ac3QtHeHio
CONS: https://t.co/j4E2aO9DT9
@jeffgadsden @ArianaPrinzbach
@anesthesiadocmd @VeenaGraffMD @alexbstone @PhilGerner1

[Melody Anderson, MD @anesthesiadocmd]

Have you read the recent @RAPMOnline Daring Discourse on probe covers? Too much sterility is hardly a problem, so what’s the harm in mandating probe covers for all single shot blocks? Several issues, actually!
🧵 below…. @VeenaGraffMD @alexbstone @PhilGerner1 @jeffgadsden

[Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine @RAPMOnline]

👉 Performance of primary regional anesthesia 💉 by a block team increased the incidence of inaccurate documentation and uncaptured potential revenue.
Check out this new paper by @alexbstone @RAPMOnline https://t.co/ePvDZjYiRL

[Anesthesia&Analgesia @IARS_Journals]

"We Need to Talk About #Methadone"

https://t.co/J6kTtusKmS

@BrighamBEI @BrighamAnes @mghbostonanes @HSSAnesthesia

[Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine @RAPMOnline]

Visual assessment of effectiveness of ultrasound probe hygiene using ultraviolet fluorescent powder: a pilot study

https://t.co/EiuoEumLAK

@ESchwenkMD @dr_rajgupta @ASRA_Society

#regionalanesthesia #painmedicine #ultrasound