Simulation in teaching regional anesthesia: Current perspectives

Local and Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-43

  Udani, Ankeet D ^a   Kim, T Edward ^b,c   Howard, Steven K ^b,c   Mariano, Edward R ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Nerve block; Regional anesthesia; Simulation; Simulator; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NERVE BLOCK; PHANTOM; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84940508453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/LRA.S68223     Document Type: Review

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