S-Nerve

The X-Porte has touch screen control. Watford Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is using ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of critical care patients.  Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care Dr Devaraja Acharya explained: “The hospital has a busy 19-bed ICU that relies on point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to assist patient diagnoses, and […]

Dr Madan Narayanan with a SonoSite system. Frimley Park Hospital’s anaesthesia and intensive care departments depend upon point-of-care ultrasound (POC) ultrasound procedures to guide and provide bedside diagnostics.  Dr Madan Narayanan, a consultant anaesthetist with international teaching experience, explained: “We use ultrasound for lung and heart scans, vascular access and to guide injections for regional […]

Dr James Stimpson with a SonoSite X­-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, is using a SonoSite X-­Porte point-of-care ultrasound system in its regional anaesthesia procedures. Consultant anaesthetist Dr James Stimpson explained: “This was one of the first trusts in the UK to set up an ambulatory service for major shoulder surgery, and […]

Consultant anaesthetists Dr Christian Egeler and Dr Simon Ford. Morriston Hospital’s SonoSite’s point-of-care ultrasound systems play an important role in regional anaesthesia and chronic pain management.  The centre of excellence in Swansea uses a range of SonoSite systems including iLook, MicroMaxx, M-Turbo, S-Nerve and recently launched X-Porte. Consultant anaesthetist Dr Christian Egeler said: “Ultrasound technology is […]

Dr Anthony Allan with the X-Porte system. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has purchased an X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system from Fujifilm SonoSite to extend its ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia capabilities for orthopaedic surgery. Dr Anthony Allan, is a consultant anaesthetist with a special interest in regional anaesthesia.  He said: “We already had two SonoSite point-of-care […]

Consultant in pain medicine Dr Tom Smith with the Edge ultrasound system. The Pain and Neuromodulation Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, under the leadership of clinical director Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy, has invested in SonoSite’s Edge hand-carried ultrasound system for diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from chronic pain. Consultant in pain medicine […]

Dr Rafal Baraz with the SonoSite S-Nerve at University Hospital of Wales. The University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff has invested in a SonoSite S­-Nerve point of care ultrasound system for its delivery suite.  Consultant anaesthetist Dr Rafal Baraz said: “I had seen the S-Nerve previously and really liked the system.  We purchased it in […]

Staff of the anaesthesia department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust with their SonoSite ultrasound systems. The anaesthesia department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.     Consultant anaesthetist Dr Frederic Sage said: “We first started using SonoSite ultrasound […]