Title: Use of Serratus Anterior plane block for posterior rib fractures<br/>Author: Robert Flint<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/2561/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>   <span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The use of a serratus anterior plane nerve block has previously been described as effective for anterior and lateral rib fracture pain control. A new, small study by Singh et al. shows efficacy in using this block for posterior rib fractures as well.</span></span></p>  <p>   <span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The reference link to the ACEPNow website shows how to perform this block using ultrasound guidance.</span></span></p>  <fieldset><legend>References</legend>

                <p>   <strong>Efficacy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>serratus</strong> <strong>anterior</strong> <strong>plane</strong> <strong>block</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>pain</strong> <strong>control</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>traumatic</strong> <strong>posterior</strong> <strong>rib</strong> <strong>fractures</strong>: <strong>A</strong> <strong>case</strong> <strong>series</strong></p>  <p>   <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14604086211046779#con1">Paramvir Singh</a> <a href="mailto:pasingh@augusta.edu">pasingh@augusta.edu</a>, <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14604086211046779#con2">Ashish Sakharpe</a> <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-1963" target="_blank">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-1963</a>, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14604086211046779</p>  <p>   <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/traa/24/4">Volume 24, Issue 4</a>  <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/14604086211046779">https://doi.org/10.1177/14604086211046779</a></p>  <p>    </p>  <p>   Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Can Help Avoid Opioid Use for Patients with Rib Fractures</p>  <p>   By Arun Nagdev, MD; Daniel Mantuani, MD, MPH; Edward Durant, MD; & Andrew Herring, MD | on March 14, 2017 |</p>  <p>   https://www.acepnow.com/article/ultrasound-guided-serratus-anterior-plane-block-can-help-avoid-opioid-use-patients-rib-fractures/2/?singlepage=1</p>  </fieldset>