volume 46 issue 7 pages 571-580

Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks

Kariem El-Boghdadly 1, 2, 3, 4
Morné Wolmarans 5, 6
Angela D Stengel 7
Eric Albrecht 8, 9
Ki Jinn Chin 10, 11
Hesham Elsharkawy 12, 13, 14
Sandra L Kopp 12, 15
Edward R. Mariano 16, 17, 18, 19
Jeff L. Xu 12, 20, 21
Sanjib Adhikary 22, 23
Başak Altiparmak 12, 24
Michael J Barrington 25
Sebastien Bloc 26, 27, 28
Rafael Blanco 29, 30
Karen Boretsky 31, 32
Jens Børglum 33, 34
Margaretha Breebaart 35, 36
David Burckett-St Laurent 37, 38
Xavier Capdevila 39, 40
Brendan Carvalho 41
Alwin Chuan 42
Steve Coppens 12, 43
Ioana Costache 44, 45
Mette Dam 5, 46
Christian Egeler 47
Mario Fajardo 12, 48
Jeff Gadsden 49
Philippe Emmanuel Gautier 10, 50
Stuart Alan Grant 12, 51
Admir Hadzic 33, 52, 53
Peter Hebbard 54, 55
Nadia Hernandez 12, 56
Rosemary Hogg 8, 57
Margaret Holtz 58
Rebecca L. Johnson 22, 59
Manoj K. Karmakar 60, 61
Paul Kessler 62, 63
Kwesi Kwofie 64, 65
Clara Lobo 66, 67
Danielle Ludwin 68
Alan Macfarlane 69, 70
John McDonnell 71
G.A. McLeod 8, 72, 73, 74
Peter Merjavy 75
Eml Moran 76
Brian D. O’Donnell 77, 78
Teresa Parras 79
Amit Pawa 8, 80, 81
Anahi Perlas 82, 83
Maria Fernanda Rojas Gomez 84
Xavier Sala-Blanch 12, 85, 86, 87
Andrea Saporito 44, 88
Sanjay Kumar Sinha 12, 89
Ellen M. Soffin 90, 91
Athmaja Thottungal 92
Ban Tsui 41, 93
S Kinik Tulgar 94, 95
Lloyd Turbitt 96
Vishal Uppal 44, 97
Geert J. van Geffen 12, 98
Thomas Volk 99, 100, 101
Nabil M. Elkassabany 102, 103
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Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
2
 
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
3
 
Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences
5
 
Anaesthesiology
6
 
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust
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American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
8
 
Department of Anaesthesia
10
 
Department of Anesthesia
11
 
University Of Toronto
12
 
Anesthesiology
16
 
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service
17
 
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
18
 
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
22
 
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
23
 
26
 
Anesthesiology Department
27
 
Ambroise Pare Hospital Group
28
 
Clinical Research Department
29
 
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
30
 
King's College Hospital Dubai
31
 
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
33
 
Department of Anesthesiology
35
 
Department of Health Sciences
37
 
Anaesthesia
38
 
Royal Gwent Hospital
39
 
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department
40
 
Hôpital Lapeyronie
42
 
University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine
43
 
44
 
Anesthesia
47
 
Swansea Bay University Health Board
50
 
CHIREC
52
 
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
53
 
NYSORA
54
 
Department of Anesthesia Northeast Health Wangaratta, Ultrasound Education Group
57
 
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
58
 
Georgia Anesthesiologists PC
59
 
60
 
Department of Anesthesia and Intensice Care
62
 
Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
64
 
Faculty of Medicine
66
 
Anestesiologia
67
 
Hospital das Forças Armadas Polo do Porto
69
 
Department of Cardiology
70
 
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
72
 
Ninewells Hospital
73
 
Instittute of Academic Anaesthesia
75
 
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
76
 
Letterkenny University Hospital
77
 
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
79
 
St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
80
 
ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL
81
 
Regional Anaesthesia - UK
82
 
Anesthesia and Pain Management
84
 
Clinica Cirulaser Andes
86
 
Human Anatomy and Embryology
88
 
Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli Bellinzona
89
 
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
90
 
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management
91
 
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
92
 
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
93
 
Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
94
 
Anesthesiology and reanimatiom
96
 
Royal Victoria Hospital Laboratory and Mortuary Services
99
 
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy
102
 
Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-06-18
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR1.411
CiteScore9.6
Impact factor3.5
ISSN10987339, 15328651
General Medicine
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Abstract
Background

There is heterogeneity in the names and anatomical descriptions of regional anesthetic techniques. This may have adverse consequences on education, research, and implementation into clinical practice. We aimed to produce standardized nomenclature for abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall regional anesthetic techniques.

Methods

We conducted an international consensus study involving experts using a three-round Delphi method to produce a list of names and corresponding descriptions of anatomical targets. After long-list formulation by a Steering Committee, the first and second rounds involved anonymous electronic voting and commenting, with the third round involving a virtual round table discussion aiming to achieve consensus on items that had yet to achieve it. Novel names were presented where required for anatomical clarity and harmonization. Strong consensus was defined as ≥75% agreement and weak consensus as 50% to 74% agreement.

Results

Sixty expert Collaborators participated in this study. After three rounds and clarification, harmonization, and introduction of novel nomenclature, strong consensus was achieved for the names of 16 block names and weak consensus for four names. For anatomical descriptions, strong consensus was achieved for 19 blocks and weak consensus was achieved for one approach. Several areas requiring further research were identified.

Conclusions

Harmonization and standardization of nomenclature may improve education, research, and ultimately patient care. We present the first international consensus on nomenclature and anatomical descriptions of blocks of the abdominal wall, chest wall, and paraspinal blocks. We recommend using the consensus results in academic and clinical practice.

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El-Boghdadly K. et al. Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks // Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2021. Vol. 46. No. 7. pp. 571-580.
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El-Boghdadly K. et al. Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks // Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2021. Vol. 46. No. 7. pp. 571-580.
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@article{2021_El-Boghdadly,
author = {Kariem El-Boghdadly and Morné Wolmarans and Angela D Stengel and Eric Albrecht and Ki Jinn Chin and Hesham Elsharkawy and Sandra L Kopp and Edward R. Mariano and Jeff L. Xu and Sanjib Adhikary and Başak Altiparmak and Michael J Barrington and Sebastien Bloc and Rafael Blanco and Karen Boretsky and Jens Børglum and Margaretha Breebaart and David Burckett-St Laurent and Xavier Capdevila and Brendan Carvalho and Alwin Chuan and Steve Coppens and Ioana Costache and Mette Dam and Christian Egeler and Mario Fajardo and Jeff Gadsden and Philippe Emmanuel Gautier and Stuart Alan Grant and Admir Hadzic and Peter Hebbard and Nadia Hernandez and Rosemary Hogg and Margaret Holtz and Rebecca L. Johnson and Manoj K. Karmakar and Paul Kessler and Kwesi Kwofie and Clara Lobo and Danielle Ludwin and Alan Macfarlane and John McDonnell and G.A. McLeod and Peter Merjavy and Eml Moran and Brian D. O’Donnell and Teresa Parras and Amit Pawa and Anahi Perlas and Maria Fernanda Rojas Gomez and others},
title = {Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks},
journal = {Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine},
year = {2021},
volume = {46},
publisher = {Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)},
month = {jun},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-102451},
number = {7},
pages = {571--580},
doi = {10.1136/rapm-2020-102451}
}
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El-Boghdadly, Kariem, et al. “Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks.” Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, vol. 46, no. 7, Jun. 2021, pp. 571-580. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-102451.