The STIMPOD features in South African Journal of Regional Anaesthesia
News dated: November 20, 2009
The Editor of the South African Journal of Regional Anaesthesia, Dr Russel Raath, highlights the STIMPOD as an essential device for nerve mapping in a featured article on "Making Nerve Mapping actually useful & helpful".
Dr Russel Raath used the Stimpod to compare the Nerve Mapping modality of the Stimpod to other nerve stimulators. Several comparisons were drawn and practical examples are given why the Stimpod implementation of Nerve Mapping is so beneficial.
An interscalene brachial plexus is used as an example for mapping out the nerve prior to puncturing the skin with the needle. Thereafter the combined technique is shown.
Says Dr Raath - "This technique makes using nerve mapping as an aid to nerve blocks an actually useful aid and not just a gimmick as it has been accused of being:
1. The mapping probe is effective and accurate, stimulating with a small, insulated ball and often with a quite low current implying proximity to the nerve.
2. The mapping probe is used to fix the nerve below it.
3. The machine switches from probe to needle automatically once the needle touches the skin AND there is no cable swapping."
