Essentials of Regional Anesthesia

✍ Scribed by Edward R. Mariano MD, MAS, Karley J. Mariano RN, BSN (auth.), Alan David Kaye, Richard D. Urman, Nalini Vadivelu (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 837
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is a compact, single-source guide to regional anesthesia. Chapters are authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows to insure maximum practicality and up-to-date coverage.

Essentials of Regional Anesthesia covers all anatomical regions as well as the unique considerations in patients with chronic pain, obstetric patients, pediatric patients, and patients treated in the outpatient setting. A common chapter format makes it easy to find information quickly, and extensive illustrations enhance the text.

Stay current with Essentials of Regional Anesthesia, and stay ahead with these helpful features:

• Ultrasound incorporated into each block
• Extremely practical focus
• More than 400 Q & As to test knowledge
• Authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows
• Clinical pearls and guidance on complications
• Concise, clinically oriented review of relevant basic science
• Common chapter format for ease of use
• Well illustrated with 350 figures, nearly 200 in color

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Considerations for Regional Anesthesia Practice....Pages 3-20
Monitoring for Regional Anesthesia....Pages 21-36
Regional Anesthesia in the Community Practice Setting....Pages 37-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
The Anatomy of Pain....Pages 83-119
Practical Pharmacology in Regional Anesthesia....Pages 121-156
Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia Concerns....Pages 157-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Equipment and Clinical Practice: Aids to Localization of Peripheral Nerves....Pages 177-190
Principles of Sonography....Pages 191-198
Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blockade....Pages 199-237
Sonopathology....Pages 239-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Neuraxial Blockade: Subarachnoid Anesthesia....Pages 261-291
Neuraxial Blockade: Epidural Anesthesia....Pages 293-338
Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks....Pages 339-383
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for the Lower Extremity....Pages 385-406
Regional Anesthetic Techniques for Foot Surgery....Pages 407-421
Regional Anesthesia of Thorax and Abdomen....Pages 423-461
Head and Neck: Scalp, Ophthalmic, and Cervical Blocks....Pages 463-481
Local Anesthesia of the Masticatory Region....Pages 483-504
Topical and Regional Anesthesia of the Airway....Pages 505-523
Selective Regional Anesthesia Options in Surgical Subspecialties....Pages 525-539
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Regional Anesthesia for Chronic Disease States....Pages 541-556
Intravenous Regional Anesthesia....Pages 557-563
Regional Anesthesia and Trauma....Pages 565-577
Postoperative Pain Management....Pages 579-604
Sympathetic Blockade....Pages 605-646
Front Matter....Pages 647-647
Regional Anesthesia for Chronic Pain....Pages 649-664
Regional Anesthetic Techniques for the Pediatric Patient....Pages 665-688
Obstetric Anesthesiology....Pages 689-730
Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery....Pages 731-737
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Outcome Studies and Infection Control in Regional Anesthesia....Pages 741-777
Regional Anesthesiology Education....Pages 779-798
Back Matter....Pages 799-816

✦ Subjects

Anesthesiology; Pain Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Surgical Orthopedics; Rehabilitation Medicine