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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia For Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty

Current Trends and Techniques

Gregory Hickman, MD, FASA
Medical Director /Anesthesia Director
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center
Andrews Institute
USAP–Florida
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Hickman reported no relevant financial disclosures. He is a co-founder of the ultrasound-guided anesthesia education website blockjocks.com.

A large body of evidence suggests that UGRA is an ideal technique to improve the safety and success of outpatient TJA procedures.

Introduction

Outpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been called