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. 2022 Jan 28;47(6):375–379. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103368

Table 3.

Reported potential risks: real-time expert versus remote expert assessor (max n=103)

Real-time expert Remote expert
Nerve injury/PONS (/67) 5 (7.5%) 0 (0%)
LAST (/71) 3 (4.2%) 0 (0%)
Pneumothorax (/16) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Peritoneum violation (/8) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Block failure (/92) 4 (4.3%) 8 (8.7%)*
Total (/254) 12 (4.7%) 8 (3.1%)*

N.B. Despite 103 block feedback sheets return, not all feedback elements were completed by participants for all blocks (hence, n<103 for block failure).

*8/92 of all block views considered (7/8 of these views considered ‘inadequate’ by expert panel).

LAST, local anesthetic systemic toxicity; PONS, postoperative neurological symptoms.