Evaluation of a task-specific checklist and global rating scale for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 399-408

  Wong, Daniel M ^a   Watson, Mathew J ^b   Kluger, Roman ^a   Chuan, Alwin ^c   Herrick, Michael D ^d   Ng, Irene ^e,f   Castanelli, Damian J ^g,h   Lin, Lisa C ⁱ   Lansdown, Andrew ^j   Barrington, Michael J ^k  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^h MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906806302     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000126     Document Type: Article

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