Amit & Jeff are joined by special guest star Jonny Wilkinson from Northampton as we discuss the role of nerve blocks in the intensive care unit: Which blocks? Who does them? Which patients benefit? How do we best teach these? Laughs were had, sound effects were shared, but no possums were injured in the making of this episode.

The Northampton Critical Care site: https://criticalcarenorthampton.com/

Rectus, subcostal and TAP...oh my! In this episode, Amit and Jeff tackle belly blocks, and discuss anatomy, clinical decision-making, and their own tips learned the hard way for how to make the most out of abdominal fascial plane blocks.

Your patient had a latte six hours ago...is their stomach empty? BUT IS IT? Don't fret...there's a quick way to find out and in this tasty episode, Amit and Jeff digest the ins and outs of gastric point of care ultrasound (POGUS), answer some listener questions and compare finger injuries...

Links discussed in this episode:

Jeff's Gastric Pocus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kc5qVMGGPU

Cieslak article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32234201/

Baettig article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37587543/

History of fasting guidelines article (gastric fistula observation!): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17080690/