Survey on use of nerve stimulators in regional anesthesia

inspired by a long thoughtful conversation with a PACU nurse I had this week about changing patterns in regional anesthesia, I'm wondering about practice patterns with nerve stimulators these days for blocks done under ultrasound guidance. Specifically things like an interscalene block or popliteal block where it could be done either with pure ultrasound or pure nerve stimulator technique or a combination of both. Obviously I assume nobody is using a nerve stimulator for something like a... Read more
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