Sparklinglight Transactions on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing
Abstract
With regional anesthesia becoming increasingly popular, an emphasis has been placed on choosing appropriate adjunct medications to local anesthetics for prolonging peripheral nerve blocks- lengthening postoperative pain control and decreasing perioperative narcotic usage. This project aimed to increase provider knowledge of the proven efficacy of block and adjunct selection for breast, shoulder, and knee surgeries with intended results being prolonged block duration and increased patient satisfaction post-operatively. A focused lecture along with a Likert-scale questionnaire and quiz were administered to a small sample of anesthesia providers at a rural Illinois hospital. Half (55.6%) of the providers showed evidence of knowledge gained in PNB choice as well as adjunct selection. The remaining 44.4% did not reach out after the presentation and post-presentation knowledge was unable to be assessed. Thus, the results of the post-test and efficacy of the training may not be applicable to larger populations
