1.
Anaesthesia
; 57(10): 995-8, 2002 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12358957
ABSTRACT
This newly designed peripheral nerve stimulator allows the scrubbed anaesthetist performing a nerve block to adjust the electrical current output needed for localisation of the target nerve without the need for an assistant.
Subject(s)
Electric Stimulation/instrumentation , Nerve Block/instrumentation , Peripheral Nerves/physiology , Electronics, Medical , Equipment Contamination/prevention & control , Equipment Design , Humans , Muscle Contraction , Sterilization
2.
Anaesthesia
; 57(4): 369-73, 2002 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11939996
ABSTRACT
We describe a newly designed syringe pump which is electrically controlled by a dual foot switch pedal. The device enables the scrubbed anaesthetist performing the regional block to aspirate, as well as to inject, the local anaesthetic without the need for any additional personnel.
