The regional anesthesia learning curve: What is the minimum number of epidural and spinal blocks to reach consistency?

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 182-190

  Kopacz, Dan J ^a   Neal, Joseph M ^a   Pollock, Julia E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology competence evaluation; Anesthesiology education; Regional anesthesia; Residents

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPETENCE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 0029879154     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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