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Figure 1: The brand-new ASRA Coags 2.0 app combines the regional
and pain guidelines into one app.

release of the brand-new ASRA Coags 2.0 app that combines
regional and pain guidelines into one app, in concert with the new
guidelines (Figure 1).
We've made many improvements to enhance app users' experience
and content. Both iOS and Android versions have been updated
to be consistent with the latest operating systems, ensuring
compatibility with the most common devices. The user interface
has been modernized to reflect the look and feel of today's
apps. When first opening the new app, users have the option of
maintaining the home screen's default settings with both regional
and pain guidelines or changing the default to their preferred
guideline for faster access in future uses. With the pain guidelines,
you can continue to search by drug or by procedure, depending
on how you approach your diagnostic problem (Figure 2). In the
Settings menu, we continue to give people the option to opt in
or opt out from data tracking, although data tracking is only
used by ASRA's researchers to better understand how people
use the guidelines. Within the app, the executive summaries and
mechanisms of action have been expanded (Figure 3). All of the
information is embedded in the app itself, so it can be accessed
even without an internet connection.

"All of the information is embedded
in the app itself, so it can be
accessed even without an
internet connection."
The ASRA Coags 2.0 app is an exciting, useful update for clinicians
who have been seeking new guidance in this field. In the first
week of its release, the majority of existing users had already
updated to the newest guidelines. In fact, with its ease of use and
ready accessibility, referring physicians and clinics can also use
the app to better prepare their patients before they arrive for their
procedure, thereby reducing unnecessary cancellations, delays, or
avoidance of appropriate regional anesthesia.
The update is free to anyone who had purchased the ASRA Coags
Regional app. The ASRA Coags Pain app will be discontinued.
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