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ArticleBrazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)

[YouTube as an informational source for brachial plexus blocks: evaluation of content and educational value].

Onur Selvi, Serkan Tulgar, Ozgur Senturk, Deniz I Topcu, Zeliha Ozer

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Article in Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Onur SelviMaltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istambul, Turquia. Electronic address: prostel@yahoo.com.
Serkan TulgarMaltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istambul, Turquia.
Ozgur SenturkMaltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istambul, Turquia.
Deniz I TopcuGazi University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turquia.
Zeliha OzerMaltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istambul, Turquia.
Maltepe University · TRGazi University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesYouTube, the most popular video-sharing website, contains a significant number of medical videos including brachial plexus nerve blocks. Despite the widespread use of this platform as a medical information source, there is no regulation for the quality or content of the videos. The goals of this study are to evaluate the content of material on YouTube relevant to performance of brachial plexus nerve blocks and its quality as a visual digital information source.

methodsThe YouTube search was performed using keywords associated with brachial plexus nerve blocks and the final 86 videos out of 374 were included in the watch list. The assessors scored the videos separately according to the Questionnaires. Questionnaire-1 (Q1) was prepared according to the ASRA guidelines/Miller's Anesthesia as a reference text book, and Questionnaire-2 (Q2) was formulated using a modification of the criteria in Evaluation of Video Media Guidelines.

results72 ultrasound-guided and 14 nerve-stimulator guided block videos were evaluated. In Q1, for ultrasound-guided videos, the least scores were for Q1-5 (1.38) regarding the complications, and the greatest scores were for Q1-13 (3.30) regarding the sono-anatomic image. In videos with nerve stimulator, the lowest and the highest scores were given for Q1-7 (1.64) regarding the equipment and Q1-12 (3.60) regarding the explanation of muscle twitches respectively. In Q2, 65.3% of ultrasound-guided and 42.8% of blocks with nerve-stimulator had worse than satisfactory scores.

conclusionsThe majority of the videos examined for this study lack the comprehensive approach necessary to safely guide someone seeking information about brachial plexus nerve blocks.

Indexed as

Brachial Plexus BlockConsumer Health InformationHumansPatient Education as TopicSocial MediaSurveys and QuestionnairesVideo RecordingAnestesiaAnesthesiaBloqueios do plexo braquialBrachial plexus blocksYouTube

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PMID30635118
PMCPMC9391886
OpenAlexW2906506937

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