The ultimate text on the principles and practice of regional anesthesia and pain management – thoroughly updated

Since its first edition, Hadzic’s Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management has been the standard reference for students and practitioners of anesthesiology. Presented in full color, this classic covers the theory and practice of regional anesthesia in its entirety, providing readers with both the physiologic principles and specific, state-of-the-art patient-management protocols and techniques.

This second edition has been completely updated to reflect the profound advances in the field. These developments include the use of ultrasonography for imaging of peripheral nerves and the central nervous system, advances in the up-to-date understanding of the role of regional anesthesia in preventing postoperative pain, and the use of point-of-care ultrasound for a vast number of other perioperative applications. The second edition features some of the most detailed and didactic anatomical artwork to date. Being a world-wide reference text, this edition also includes anatomical landmark-based and nerve stimulator guided peripheral nerve blocks.

A complete, authoritative compendium of the practice of regional anesthesia and analgesia and acute pain medicine:

● More than 200 expert contributors and collaborators
● Evidence-based information that spans the entire field of RAPM
● Full-color clinical images and functional anatomy illustrations – nearly all new to this edition
● Easy-to-follow clinical decision-making diagrams, flow charts, practical tables, and clinical pearls
● Up-to-date information on the etiology, prevention, and management of a wide range of complications
● Detailed chapters on pediatric regional anesthesia
● In-depth discussion of region-specific ultrasound techniques

Part I: History

Part II: Foundations of Regional Anesthesia

Section 1: Anatomy & Electrophysiology

Section 2: Pharmacology

Part III: Clinical Practice of Regional Anesthesia

Section 1 : Local & Infiltration Anesthesia

Section 2: Neuraxial Anesthesia

Section 3: Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Section 4: Blocks of the Head and Neck

Section 5: Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks

Section 6: Blocks for the Lower Extremity

Section 7: Intravenous Regional Blocks for the Upper & Lower Extremity

Part IV: New and Emerging Concepts in Peripheral Nerve BLocks: Equipment and Practice

Part V: Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia

Part VI: Regional ANesthesia for Obstetric & Gynecologic Surgery

Part VII: Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Surgery

Part VIII: Regional Anestheis in Patients with Special Considerations

Part IX: Perioperative Management of Patients Having Regional Anesthesia

Part X: Regional Anesthesia in Specific Patient Populations

Part XI: Neurologic Complications of Regional Anesthesia

Part XII: Does Regional Anesthesia Make a Difference?

Part XIII: Reginal Anestheisa & Acute Pain Management

Part XIV: Documentation & Training of Regional Anesthesia