A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate Needle Passes Using a Portable Ultrasound Device versus Traditional Landmark Approach for Epidural Anesthesia in a Busy Obstetric Tertiary Care Center

• Main Authors: Antonio Gonzalez Fiol (Author), Pedro Acevedo Rodriguez (Author), Xiwen Zhao (Author), Robert Gaiser (Author), Adriana Herrera (Author), Aymen Alian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite its many cited benefits, ultrasound guidance for neuraxial procedures is not widespread in anesthesiology. Some cited limitations include device cost and accessibility. We test the hypothesis that a handheld and relatively inexpensive ultrasound can improve neuraxial proficiency (e.g., decre...