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Ultrasound-guided nerve block solutions

Achieving a clearer view


Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia is becoming an increasingly popular technique among regional anesthesiologists. During this technique the ultrasound system acts as the eye of the general anesthesiologist and helps to guide the needle for accurate placement and clear visualization of patient anatomy. As this technique increases in popularity, general anesthesiologist are demanding the best possible image quality to achieve a better view of optimal injection sites, enhanced edges and margins for more sharply defined structures and improved visibility and contrast of even the smallest structures


 

Why Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks

Why Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks

 

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Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks - How It's Done

How It's Done

 

 

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Image quality for Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks

Image Quality

 

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Patient benefits of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks

Patient Benefits

 

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Financial benefits of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks

Financial Benefits  

 

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New standard of care

New Standard of Care

 

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Clinical Images

 

 

Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Block

Ultrasound image of the brachial plexus (arrow) in the supraclavicular area. SA is the subclavian artery, and the lung (not seen) is just distal to RIB 1; these are important structures to avoid. The anterior scalene muscle (ASM) and middle scalene muscle (MSM) are also visualized.

 

 

Lower Extremity–Femoral Nerve

Femoral structures are in close proximity to each other, making the femoral nerve very challenging to find safely without ultrasound.

 

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The growing role of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks

  • Visualize fine neural anatomy with high-resolution ultrasound. This includes small children and technically difficult larger patients
  • View needle guidance for swift accurate placement
  • View the flow of anesthetic, ensuring a complete block

 

Resources & Publications

A Practical Guide to Ultrasound Imaging For Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Anna Dabu, BScH & Vincent Chan, M.D.

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Nerve Imaging Atlas

Andrew Gray, M.D.,Univ. of California, San Francisco

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Philips Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block Solutions

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Education

Workshops & Preceptorships

Vincent Chan M.D., et al.

University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital

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Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute

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Ultrasound Guidance in Regional Anesthesia

Pierre Pandin, M.D., et al., Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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DVDs

Brian Sites, M.D.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

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Ultrasound products using nerve block solutions

+ HD11 XE
+ EnVisor