Anaesthesia

Nerve Stimulation For Peripheral Nerve Blockade

A clinical tutorial exploring the electrophysiology and practical application
of nerve stimulators for objective nerve localization.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial will cover how nerve stimulators have sought to add an objective end point to aid nerve location.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, June 2024

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty: Anaesthesia & Critical Care
  • Target audience: Anaesthesia professionals, surgeons, and medical students and trainees ofboth.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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Learning objectives

  • Learn about the electrophysiology of Nerve Stimulators
  • Learn about Rheobase and Chronaxie
  • Learn about the use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Peripheral nerve Blockade
  • Learn about the ideal characteristics of a Peripheral Nerve Stimulator

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Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Dr. Anand M. Sardesai

    Dr. Anand M. Sardesai works at the Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, UK.

  • Dr. Uma Iyer

    Dr. Uma Iyer works at the Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, UK.

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The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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