Ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia with needle guidance

We read with great interest the recently published study by Karmakar et al ,[1][1] which evaluated two different approaches for dural puncture. The authors provide valuable insight suggesting that performing spinal anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position with a transverse in-plane dependent

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Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Published
2026-01-21
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https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107549
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Anesthesia and Pain Management
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Ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia with needle guidance

Peter Schwarzkopf, Karsten Pracht, Vincent Martini
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Anesthesia and Pain Management
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Ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia with needle guidance

Peter Schwarzkopf, Karsten Pracht, Vincent Martini
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Abstract

We read with great interest the recently published study by Karmakar et al ,[1][1] which evaluated two different approaches for dural puncture. The authors provide valuable insight suggesting that performing spinal anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position with a transverse in-plane dependent

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