2024 SAEMF ARMED Pilot Grant - $25,000
"Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block in ED Patients with Rib Fractures"
The mainstay of emergency department treatment for rib fractures focuses on pain control relying primarily on the use of opiates and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Patients with renal insufficiency and/or the elderly are often not able to safely receive NSAIDS, while opioid medications can cause respiratory depression, delirium, and addiction, resulting in increasing efforts to limit these medications. Here, we investigate if the serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) improves pain control, improves the patient-initiated clinics (PIC) score, and reduces total opioid use versus usual care in patients with rib fractures.
Recipient
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Leland Perice, MD
Rhode Island Hospital
"Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block in ED Patients with Rib Fractures"
Dr. Perice is a physician with a background in emergency ultrasound and tech innovation. He is passionate about regional anesthesia and creating well-designed digital innovations to solve problems that exist within medical education and health care. He has created the regional anesthesia curriculum at Brown Emergency Medicine and runs a national course on the topic for residents at the American College of Emergency Physicians annual conference. As a creator, he has helped bring innovative ideas to life both at the patient’s bedside and within medical school curricula. He currently serves as ultrasound faculty at the Department of Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.