practice of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management - in full color!

Here at last is a reference that covers the practice of Regional Anesthesia in its entirety, providing practitioners and students with both the physiologic principles and specific, state-of-the-art patient-management protocols and techniques.

Recognized leaders in the specialty have filled this richly illustrated volume with authoritative, completely practical help. You'll find algorithms for managing or avoiding a wide range of common clinical dilemmas or complications. You get time-saving tools such as intravenous-to-oral opioid conversion tables and PCA setup guides as well as no-nonsense selection of nerve block techniques and advice on their strengths and pitfalls. This handy reference helps you make wise choices about anesthetics, dosing intervals, equipment, and perioperative management of patients receiving single-injection or continuous nerve blocks or spinal or epidural anesthesia. It tells you how to successfully manage patients with suspected epidural hematoma or neurologic injuries - and much more.

* Filled with full-color, high-quality, detailed illustrations and clinical images of actual patients
* Covers the entire field of regional anesthesia, including nerve stimulator and ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, from imaging and instrumentation to step-by-step instructions for employing them in adults and children
* Details how to achieve reliable anesthesia and analgesia for surgical interventions on the face and upper and lower extremities
* Provides information on the advantages and disadvantages of using regional anesthesia in patients with coexisting diseases
* Offers guidance on acute pain management of adults and children in the perioperative period and in the ER
* Features up-to-date information on the etiology, prevention, and management of a wide range of complications

History of Regional Anesthesia Embryology Functional Regional Anesthesia Anatomy Histology of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves Electrophysiology of Nerve Stimulation Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics New Amide Anesthetics Analgesic Adjuvants in Neuraxial Anesthesia Analgesic Adjuvants in the Peripheral Nervous System Local Anesthetic Solutions for Continuous Nerve Block Pharmacologic Considerations for Conscious Sedation and Non-opioid Analgesics in the Perioperative Period Local Infiltration Anesthesia Spinal (Subarachnoid) Anesthesia Epidural Anesthesia Caudal Epidural Blockade Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE) Equipment for Peripheral Nerve Blocks Nerve Blocks of the Head and Neck and Airway Blocks Airway Blocks Oral and Perioral Nerve Blocks Eye Blocks Functional Evaluation of Upper Extremity Blocks Cervical Plexus Blocks Cervical Paravertebral Block Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Axillary Brachial Plexus Block Wrist Block Digital Block Cutaneous Blocks for the Upper Extremity Functional Evaluation of Lower Extremity Blocks Lumbar Plexus Block Obturator Nerve Block Femoral Nerve Block 3-in-1 Block Sciatic Nerve Block Popliteal Block Ankle Block Cutaneous Blocks of the Lower Extremity Intravenous Regional Block for Upper and Lower Extremity Surgery Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Blocks Thoracic and Lumbar Paravertebral Blocks Intercostal Nerve Block Percutaneous Nerve Localization Multistimulation Techniques Injection and Current Delivery Monitoring Equipment for Continuous Nerve Blocks Stimulating Catheters Physical Properties of Ultrasound Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks in Adults Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Patients Regional Anesthesia for Obstetric Patients Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Local and Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric General Dentistry Regional Anesthesia in the Elderly Regional Anesthesia in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Regional Anesthesia and Systemic Disease Regional Anesthesia in Patients with Neurologic Disease Acute Compartment Syndrome: Implications for the Use of Regional Anesthesia Perioperative Management of Patients Having Regional Anesthesia Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Outpatient Surgery Neuraxial Anesthesia in Outpatients Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Outpatients Regional Anesthesia in Community Practice Regional Anesthesia in Austere Environments Regional Anesthesia in Critically Ill Patients Regional and Local Anesthesia in the Emergency Room Neurologic Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Regional Anesthesia in Patients on Anticoagulants Practical Management of Patients with Suspected Epidural/Spinal or Peripheral Nerve Hematoma Infection Control in Regional Anesthesia Postdural Puncture Headache Pharmacoeconomics of Regional Anesthesia