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Ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve block at the T4 level, demonstrating identification of rib 4 and the pleura, with careful needle placement and local anesthetic spread for thoracic and chest-wall analgesia.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
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