Ultrasound‐guided neuraxial puncture: translating evidence to practice

AnaesthesiaEarly View Editorial Ultrasound-guided neuraxial puncture: translating evidence to practice Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho, Corresponding Author Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6482-5453 @clistenes_cc Academic Unit of Medicine, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil Correspondence to: Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKariem El-Boghdadly, Kariem El-Boghdadly orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-717X @elboghdadly Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK King's College, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho, Corresponding Author Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6482-5453 @clistenes_cc Academic Unit of Medicine, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil Correspondence to: Clístenes Crístian de Carvalho Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKariem El-Boghdadly, Kariem El-Boghdadly orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-717X @elboghdadly Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK King's College, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 February 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16558 1 Academic Unit of Medicine, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil 2 Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 3 King's College, London, UK Bluesky: @decarvalhocc.bsky.social; @elboghdadly.bsky.social Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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