Ep. 8. The role of ultrasound for neuaxial guidance and gastric ultrasound

In this interview, I discuss with Dr. Perlas, the Director of the Anesthesia POCUS fellowship at the University of Toronto, the role of ultrasound for spine sonoanatomy and the future of gastric ultrasound. Dr. Perlas describes the patient population that benefits the most when using ultrasound for neuraxial analgesia and advises that we should practice this technique with patients with normal anatomy. Besides, she goes over several clinical scenarios where gastric ultrasound may benefit. Here are the links to the papers discussed during our Podcast. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25493689/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29230709/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27669557/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35103759/