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Training and Practice Factors Influence the Use of Regional Anesthesia: Implications for Resident Education
  1. Charles W. Buffington, MD*,
  2. Brian L. Ready, MD† and
  3. William G. Horton, MD‡
  1. From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, and The Mason Clinic, Seattle, Washington
  2. *Assistant Professor
  3. †Associate Professor
  4. ‡Clinical Associate Professor and Staff Anesthesiologist.

Abstract

The use of regional anesthesia in practice is influenced by the training of the anesthesiologist and by his environment. This study aimed to discover, through a questionnaire of 127 practicing anesthesiologists, which factors are most influential. The results indicate that different factors influence the use of each regional block. The use of regional techniques was well maintained in the transition from residency to practice, but the type of block used changed. The extra time necessary for regional techniques and logistic requirements were found to discourage the use of these techniques in practice.

  • Education
  • Regional Anesthesia

https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-00115550-198611010-00002

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