Researchers administered saline injections to a 40-year-old man at the popliteal fossa, supraclavicular brachial plexus and interscalene brachial plexus. They then captured raw radiofrequency data at a rate of 42 frames per second at various stages throughout the injection process.
The researchers concluded that pictures and videos of the injection may provide another tool for regional anesthesiologists to improve distribution of anesthetic around a particular nerve. This could in turn reduce the likelihood of nerve block failure and improve pain management.
Read the abstract on the presentation from the 2010 ASA meeting.
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