Vol. XII, No. 11Archive > November, 2011

Dual Guidance, Multiple Advantages

The combination of nerve stimulation and ultrasound imaging ensures regional anesthesia efficiency.

Gregg Melton, MD

As a technique for administering regional anesthesia, dual guidance — the use of ultrasound imaging in conjunction with electrical stimulation to locate and target nerves — can help deliver safer, more successful peripheral nerve blocks, particularly among providers who are still developing their regional anesthesia skill sets. Here's a review of the advantages that dual guidance offers, what your facility will need to perform it and why it's possible your providers might even come to outgrow the method.

 
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