A scoping review of the evidence for teaching ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 471-480

  Nix, Catherine M ^a   Margarido, Clarita B ^a   Awad, Imad T ^a   Avila, Arsenio ^a   Cheung, Jeffrey J H ^b   Dubrowski, Adam ^b   McCartney, Colin J L ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CHECKLIST; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND GUIDED REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MOTOR SKILLS; TEACHING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84890021795     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182a4ed7a     Document Type: Review

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