Improving Needle Visualization by Novice Residents During an In-Plane Ultrasound Nerve Block Simulation Using an In-Plane Multiangle Needle Guide

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1600-1607

  Gupta, Rajnish K ^a   Lane, Jason ^a   Allen, Brian ^a   Shi, Yaping ^a   Schildcrout, Jonathan S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Regional Anesthesia; Regional Anesthesia Techniques; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC NEEDLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; STUDY DESIGN; TRAINING;

EDUCATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA TECHNIQUES; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84885852438     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12160     Document Type: Article

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