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Case Reports
. 2013 May;116(5):1176-1181.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31828b34ae. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Case report: Three-dimensional high-resolution ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: a new panoramic vision of local anesthetic spread and perineural catheter tip location

Olivier Choquet  1 , Xavier Capdevila
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Case report: Three-dimensional high-resolution ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: a new panoramic vision of local anesthetic spread and perineural catheter tip location

Olivier Choquet et al. Anesth Analg. 2013 May.

Abstract

We report in 3 patients that high-frequency ultrasound 3-dimensional imaging enabled us to analyze anatomic variations, evaluate local anesthetic spread, and optimize a perineural catheter location by withdrawing it until its tip was appropriately positioned. This innovative technology may provide answers to different problems facing the operator performing ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. It may enhance predictability and safety aspects of peripheral nerve blocks.

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