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Rev Mex Anest 2008; 31 (S1)

Ultrasound versus peripheral nerve stimulator for peripheral nerve blockade: Pros and cons

Brown AR

Language: English
References: 45
Page: 79-84
PDF size: 105.78 Kb.


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The use of ultrasound to perform peripheral nerve blocks is a relatively new technique that is rapidly gaining in popularity over the more traditional techniques of peripheral nerve stimulators and paresthesia. Lack of suitable ultrasound machines delayed the introduction of this modality into common practice until early 2000. Technological advances have resulted in the availability today of numerous ultrasound machines that are portable, decreasing in price although still not inexpensive, and have all the features that are necessary to perform ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (USG-RA). It is interesting to note that the current debate regarding which technique is “better”, ultrasound or PNS, is similar to the previous comparison between paresthesia and the PNS. The latter is a debate that has continued for decades and is still without a clear-cut answer. The objective of this lecture is to discuss the evidence for and against the use of USG-RA and to determine whether our current knowledge can support the use of US over that of the PNS.


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