Regional anesthesia meets ultrasound: a specialty in transition

@article{citeulike:2548272, abstract = {Despite its well-known benefits, regional anesthesia has not attained the stature, simplicity, and safety of general anesthesia. Many of the challenges and clinical failures of regional anesthetic techniques can be attributed to fact that neurovascular anatomy is highly variable. Furthermore, current nerve localization techniques provide little or no information regarding the anatomical spread local anesthesia. Recently, ultrasound technology has been utilized by anesthesiologists in an attempt to minimize many of the drawbacks of traditional nerve block techniques. This review article will update the reader on the current status of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, provide an evidence-based context, and supply key facts regarding ultrasound physics. In the process, we will also highlight several possible limitations of ultrasound techniques including learning curve issues, costs, and artifact generation.}, author = {Sites, B. D. and Spence, B. C. and Gallagher, J. and Beach, M. L. and Antonakakis, J. G. and Sites, V. R. and Hartman, G. S. }, citeulike-article-id = {2548272}, doi = {10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01604.x}, issn = {0001-5172}, journal = {Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica}, keywords = {april-08, human, lra, review, ultrasound}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {456--466}, posted-at = {2008-04-25 10:19:33}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Regional anesthesia meets ultrasound: a specialty in transition}, url = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01604.x}, volume = {52}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2548272 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2548272 TI - Regional anesthesia meets ultrasound: a specialty in transition JF - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica VL - 52 IS - 4 SP - 456 EP - 466 PB - Blackwell Publishing SN - 0001-5172 N2 - Despite its well-known benefits, regional anesthesia has not attained the stature, simplicity, and safety of general anesthesia. Many of the challenges and clinical failures of regional anesthetic techniques can be attributed to fact that neurovascular anatomy is highly variable. Furthermore, current nerve localization techniques provide little or no information regarding the anatomical spread local anesthesia. Recently, ultrasound technology has been utilized by anesthesiologists in an attempt to minimize many of the drawbacks of traditional nerve block techniques. This review article will update the reader on the current status of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, provide an evidence-based context, and supply key facts regarding ultrasound physics. In the process, we will also highlight several possible limitations of ultrasound techniques including learning curve issues, costs, and artifact generation. KW - april-08 KW - human KW - lra KW - review KW - ultrasound AU - Sites, BD AU - Spence, BC AU - Gallagher, J AU - Beach, ML AU - Antonakakis, JG AU - Sites, VR AU - Hartman, GS PY - 2008/04// UR - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01604.x ER -