Closing the gap: artificial intelligence applied to ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hewson, David W.; Bedforth, Nigel M.
• Is Part Of: British journal of anaesthesia. Volume 130:Number 3(2023)
• Page Start: 245
• Page End: 247
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: artificial intelligence -- peripheral nerve blockade -- regional anaesthesia -- technical skills -- training -- ultrasonography; Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.12.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0912

Abstract

Summary: The role of artificial intelligence in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia is explored in a recent study by Bowness and colleagues, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia . The investigators showed that non-expert ability to identify key sono-anatomical structures was improved with the assistance of proprietary artificial intelligence software. Whether such software could increase learning efficiency, and thereby patient access, to regional anaesthesia, will require further study.