The following lecture on thoracic paraspinal blocks was delivered by Prof Dr Manoj Karmakar from the Chinese University of Hong Kong during the 2nd National Regional Anaesthesia Symposium (NRAS) 2023. This was held on 4th - 5th March 2023 at the Jen Johor Puteri Harbour Hotel in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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01:50 : On the history of thoracic anaesthetic techniques
04:20 : On the ESP and its sibling blocks
08:32 : The thoracic paraspinal block family and its sonoanatomy
09:52 : Proposed mechanism of action of thoracic paraspinal blocks
11:41 : Common attributes in thoracic paraspinal block performance
15:02 : Radiological & cadaveric studies of thoracic paraspinal blocks
21:02 : Mechanism(s) of action of thoracic paraspinal blocks
24:21 :Refining our understanding of the paravertebral anatomy with micro-CT
31:24 : Identifying the sonoanatomy related to the reto-SCTL space
37:24 : The "retro-SCTL block"
38:58 : Concluding remarks
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