AORA - Plexus and Nerve block Practices in India

Dear Anaesthesiologist,
You are requested to take part in the survey for "Plexus and Nerve block Practices in India" which will help us to study the usage and practices of various blocks and to develop a national Plexus and blocks registry in future.
Your consent is voluntary and this would take 10-15 min. Collected data will be used for the analysis while maintaining the anonymity. We appreciate your 'Time & Knowledge Sharing', thank you for taking up the survey.

Your Details

Q1: Sex

Q2: Age

Q3: Your Current professional experience: Degree- MD/DNB, Post degree- PD

Q4: Your working Area: (Teaching hospital-DNB course)

Q5: How frequently are you using Blocks for perioperative care on monthly case basis?

Q6: How frequently do you discuss the Nerve block plan with your patient?

Q7: Reason(s) for using regional blocks (May mark multiple choices):

Q8: Where do you perform the blocks mostly?

Q9: What are the barrier(s) to practice regional blocks in your set-up? (May mark multiple choices):

Q10: Source(s) of training for plexus and nerve blocks: (May mark multiple choices):

Q11: Skin preparation done before block by using:

Q12: USG probe asepsis method most commonly used by you is:

Q13: How do you localize plexus/ nerves before blocks? (May mark multiple choices):

Q14: Do you routinely attach monitors before block?

Q15: If a procedure can be done safely under either regional (RA) / General Anaesthesia (GA), what is your preferred choice?

Q16: Do you use peripheral nerve blocks in children?

Q17: Do you sedate your patients before blocks?

Q18: Preferred mode of plexus / nerve block practice at your place:

Q19: Preferred drug(s) used by you for plexus and peripheral nerve blocks: (May mark multiple choices):

Q20: What is your preferred adjuvant for a peripheral nerve block? (May mark multiple choices):

Q21: What kind of needles do you use for blocks? (May mark multiple choices):

Q22: Does the cost of a block needle restrict its usage in your practice?

Q23: How do you document regional blocks?

Q24: In your opinion, disadvantages of Regional Blocks are: (May mark multiple choices):

Q25: Complications that you have seen during regional Block: (May mark multiple choices):

Q26: Practice changes done after witnessing the complication: (May mark multiple choices):

Q27: Common Upper Limb Block performed at your set up: (May mark multiple choices):

Q28: Common Lower Limb Block performed at your set up: (May mark multiple choices):

Q29: Do you have 20% intra-lipid in your regional anaesthesia cart?

Q30: Are you member of any Regional anaesthesia society?

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