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Please note that at least one of the authors should register to the congress in order for an accepted abstract to be published in the abstract book and displayed during the ESRA 2022 Congress.

Abstract Topics

Abstracts must be allocated to a specific topic for the scientific program.

  • Central Nerve Blocks
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Obstetric
  • Postoperative Pain Management
  • Chronic Pain Management
  • Paediatrics
  • Case Reports
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ultrasound Guided RA (UGRA)
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use (PoCUS)

Abstract Guidelines

Key Dates

Abstract Submission Opens December 2021
Abstract Submission Deadline (extended) 15 April 2022 (Midnight CET)
Abstract Submission Notification* May 2022
Early registration deadline 18 April 2022 (Midnight CET)
Late breaking abstract deadline 13 May 2022

*Note all efforts are made to send notification by the planned date. Should there be any delays with the selection process, revised date will be posted here.

All abstracts will be evaluated. However, at least one of the authors should register to the congress in order for an abstract to be published in the abstract book and displayed during the ESRA 2022 Congress. To register please go to our dedicated registration page.

ESRA Abstract Prizes

Abstract prizes are awarded to those judged by the Scientific Committee to be the best submissions of their category. These prizes are chosen based on scores from abstracts submitted, and abstract presented either in an Oral or E-Poster format. The presenting author must be a trainee or resident to be considered for the abstract prizes.

The Best Free Papers and Best E-Poster Presenter award winners will be announced during the ESRA Awards Ceremony at the ESRA 2022 Congress on Friday, 24 June at 11:30. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive their prize after the Congress.

The prizes are for the best RA and the best Pain free paper are: EUR 1,500 for the first place, EUR 1,000 for the second place and EUR 750 for the third place.

The prizes are for the best RA and the best Pain ePosters are: EUR 750 for the first place, EUR 500 for the second place and EUR 250 for the third place.

Best Free Papers – Chronic Pain

Congratulations to the three winners.

1)

Abstract ID 576
Title THE MEDIAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE OFTEN INNERVATES PART OF THE “CLASSICAL SAPHENOUS NERVE TERRITORY” ON THE MEDIAL LOWER LEG AND MEDIAL MALLEOLUS
Presenter Siska Bjørn
Authors S. Bjørn1, A.E. Jensen1, T.D. Nielsen1, C. Jessen2, J.A.K. Petersen1, B. Moriggl3, R. Hörmann3, J. Nyengaard1, T.F. Bendtsen1
1Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 2Horsens Regional Hospital, Horsens, Denmark, 3Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

2)

Abstract ID 443
Title COMPARISON OF THE EFFICIENCY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK AND RHOMBOID INTERCOSTAL BLOCK IN MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME
Presenter Selin Guven Kosen
Authors S. Guven Kose1, H.C. Kose2, O.T. Akkaya2, S. Tulgar3
1Health Science University, Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 2Health Science University, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 3Samsun University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

3)

Abstract ID 400
Title PREGABALIN USE IN PATIENS WITH CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN WITH A NEUROPATHIC COMPONENT; ONE CENTER RESULTS PARTICIPATING IN THE NEUROPATHIC PAIN REGISTRY OF THE PA.RH.SY.A
Presenter Athina Vadalouka
Authors I. Siafaka1, A. Tsaroucha1, N. Firfiris1, M. Kouri1, A. Vadalouca1
1Aretaieion Hospital, Anesthesiology Department, Pain and Palliative Care Center, Athens, Greece

Best Free Papers – RA

Congratulations to the three winners.

1)

Abstract ID 57
Title HIGH-VOLUME PCEA VERSUS PIEB FOR LABOUR ANALGESIA: A RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, TWO-CENTER, NON-INFERIORITY STUDY IN NULLIPAROUS WOMEN
Presenter Nicoletta Filetici
Authors N. Filetici1, E. Roofthooft2, S. Rex3, C.A. Wong4, M. Van de Velde3
1Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, 2Dept. Anesthesiology, GZA Ziekenhuizen, Antwerp, Belgium, 3Dept. Anesthesiology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 4Dept. Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States

2)

Abstract ID 71
Title NOVEL SELECTIVE BLOCK OF THE POSTERIOR BRANCH FROM THE MEDIAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN – A CASE REPORT
Presenter Siska Bjorn
Authors S. Bjørn1, A.E. Jensen1, T.D. Nielsen1, T.F. Bendtsen1
1Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

3)

Abstract ID 118
Title TRANEXAMIC ACID AND PERIOPERAERITIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS
Presenter Haoyan Zhong
Authors H. Zhong1, J. Poeran2, C. Cozowicz3, A. Illescas1, J. Liu1, S.G. Memtsoudis1
1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States, 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States, 3Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Best E-Posters – Chronic Pain

Congratulations to the three winners.

1)

Abstract ID 109
Title SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE BLOCK IN CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN
Presenter Marina Spyrou
Authors N. Alexiadou1, E. Nikouli1, S. Lefkaditis1, N. Mprazoukakis1, M. Spyrou1, G. Koumarampis1, G. Papageorgiou1, E. Antonopoulou1
1Anaesthetic Department General Hospital of Xanthi, Xanthi, Greece

2)

Abstract ID 131
Title OUTPATIENT PRESCRIPTION CANNABINOID UTILIZATION RATE IN THE UNITED STATES: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY
Presenter Alexandra Sideris
Authors A. Sideris1, H. Zhong1, J. Liu1,2, J. Poeran3, S. Memtsoudis1,2,4
1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States, 3Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States, 4Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

3)

Abstract ID 647
Title THE USE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS (IG) FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Presenter Andreas Liampas
Authors A. Liampas1, T. Pozotou1, A. Artemiadis1,2, G. Hadjigeorgiou1,2, P. Zis1,2,3,4
1Department of Neurology, Nicosia New General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 3Medical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 4Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Best E-Posters – RA

Congratulations to the three winners.

1)

Abstract ID 626
Title REMOTE DEMONSTRATION OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHING TOOL AND MAY CONFER ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE METHODS
Presenter Vijay Ragothaman
Authors M. Stubbs1, J. Dinsmore1, V. Ragothaman1, H. Singh1
1Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

2)

Abstract ID 501
Title AN AUDIT OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AFTER REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA IN A TERTIARY CENTRE
Presenter Shane Kelly
Authors S. Kelly1, A. Meagher1, C. Harte Hayes1, J. Keaveney1
1Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

3)

Abstract ID 436
Title MODIFIED-THORACOLUMBAR INTERFASCIAL PLANE (MTLIP) BLOCK VS ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE (ESP) BLOCK IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPINE SURGERIES: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Presenter Chandni Sinha
Authors P. Kumari1, A. Kumar1, C. Sinha1, A. Kumar1
1All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India