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ReviewF1000Research2016

An update around the evidence base for the lower extremity ultrasound regional block technique.

Andrea Fanelli, Daniela Ghisi, Rita Maria Melotti

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Review in F1000Research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Permanent knee sensorimotor system changes following ACL injury and surgery.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andrea FanelliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Daniela GhisiDepartment of Anaesthesia and Postoperative Intensive Care, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Rita Maria MelottiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound guidance currently represents the gold standard for regional anesthesia. In particular for lower extremity blocks, despite the heterogeneity and the lack of large randomized controlled trials, current literature shows a modest improvement in block onset and quality compared with other localization techniques. This review aims to present the most recent findings on the application of ultrasound guidance for each single lower extremity approach.

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lower extremity blockslumbar plexussacral plexusUltrasound

Identifiers

PMID26918177
PMCPMC4755408

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