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[[University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, Utah]]
[Up to 60 or 70 percent of our patients have procedures that involve ]
[significant postoperative pain. ]
[Some of our patients are so compromised from a physiologic standpoint]
[that we cannot do a general anesthetic.]
[So in both of those patient populations, it's necessary to provide either]
[postoperative pain relief using regional anesthesia, or]
[using regional anesthesia as the primary anesthetic for their surgery. ]
[With ultrasound, we've been able to ]
[achieve a 99 to 100 percent success rate]
[with blocks for this purpose. ]
[The Venue 40 allows us to perform blocks]
[painlessly and safely because heretofore we had to]
[Now we can actually see the nerve]
[and position our needle in the position that we know is going to be successful. ]
[[Cathy Groos, Patient, Rotator Cuff Surgery] I'm petrified of needles, ]
[and so they had to talk me into it. ]
[Once he started there was no pain. ]
[He located it, put it in, and it was done. ]
[The nice thing about the Venue 40 is not only is it]
[quick and easy to use, but because it is so ]
[portable and because it is so accessible, whether a ]
[patient is on the floor, whether they're in the operating room, or]
[whether in the preop area, we can easily access ultrasound.]
[Whereas, in the past, when we had ]
[larger machines, it was more difficult.]
[Oftentimes we had to bring the patient to the machine.]
[This makes the ultrasound very user-friendly and it's accessible for every patient. ]
[By using ultrasound and placing peripheral nerve catheters, ]
[we're able to save an average of]
[$4000-$5000 per hospital admission ]
[for certain types of surgery where patients previously had to be]
[Now the surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis, ]
[and we can control the pain with an indwelling catheter.]
[To me it was just a lot faster recovery time.]
[I was up and going in just a couple of days using my arm. ]
[There was no pain, no extra medication.]
[In my opinion, the Venue 40 has changed regional anesthesia]
[would consider not performing surgery]
