Visuospatial Ability as a Predictor of Novice Performance in Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia. Issue 3 (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shafqat, Atif; Ferguson, Eamonn; Thanawala, Vishal; Bedforth, Nigel M.; Hardman, Jonathan G.; McCahon, Robert A.
• Is Part Of: Survey of anesthesiology. Volume 60:Issue 3(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; 617.96
• DOI: 10.1097/SA.0000000000000221
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0039-6206

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from Anesthesiology, 123:1188–1197, 2015) Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (USGRA) requires manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination and is related to an individual's ability to mentally rotate and manipulate 2- and 3-dimensional objects (visuospatial testing). The primary goal of this study was to determine whether visuospatial ability could predict technical performance of an ultrasound-guided needle task by novice operators.