Regional anesthesia

Artificial intelligence for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia: a scoping review of the evidence from multiple disciplines

Br J AnaesthPublished Scoping review

Authors' conclusion

There is a lack of structure to the evaluation of accuracy and utility of AI for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia, which hinders rigorous appraisal and clinical uptake.

Study context

Population
Literature on artificial intelligence (AI) systems for ultrasound scanning in RA116 sources in full-text review
Outcome
Accuracy and utility of AI systems for ultrasound scanning in RA
Methodological detailsmultidisciplinary literature search, Searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, trial registries, doctoral theses registry, regulatory databases, learned society websites and online commercial sources
  • Multidisciplinary literature search
  • Searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, trial registries, doctoral theses registry, regulatory databases, learned society websites and online commercial sources

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Sources identified

13,014

Sources included for full-text review

116

Original publication

Artificial intelligence for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia: a scoping review of the evidence from multiple disciplines. Br J Anaesth. Published 5 March 2024. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.036

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