MAY 25, 2016

Echogenic Needles Provide Best Needle Visualization at Steeper Angles of Insertion

 
New Orleans—Anesthesiologists looking to achieve good needle visualization at steeper angles of insertion may get better results using echogenic needles with beam steering versus using these technologies individually, new research suggests.
 
“Needle visualization is of utmost importance when providing regional anesthesia care and to provide a safe and efficacious block,” said Christopher Prabhakar, MD, lead study author and clinical instructor in the