Use of a Head Mounted Video Display Improves Efficiency of US-Guided Regional Anesthesia Performance

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OrthoEvidence. Use of a Head Mounted Video Display Improves Efficiency of US-Guided Regional Anesthesia Performance. ACE Report. 2021;10(2):18. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/13063

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Using a Head-Mounted Video Display: A Randomized Clinical Study

Pain Physician. 2021 Jan;24(1):83-87.

Contributing Authors: R Przkora J Mora P Balduyeu M Meroney T Vasilopoulos D Solanki

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Synopsis

Twelve patients were randomized to receive a regional anesthetic performed by anesthesiologists using a head-mounted display (HMD) in addition to the conventional ultrasound-guided approach (n=12) or conventional ultrasound-guided approach alone (n=12). The outcomes of interest included the time to acquire a satisfactory nerve stimulation, number of attempts, number of head rotations to the ultras...