Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2009
Impact of a regional anesthesia rotation on ultrasonographic identification of anatomic structures by anesthesiology residents.
The specific aim of this study was to determine the ability of anesthesiology residents to independently identify a series of anatomic structures in a live model using ultrasound, both before and after a 4-week regional anesthesia rotation that incorporates a standardized ultrasound training curriculum for peripheral nerve blockade. ⋯ Ultrasound-naive anesthesiology residents, who received instruction and experience with ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks on a 4-week regional anesthesia rotation, significantly improved their ability to independently identify relevant anatomic structures with ultrasonography.