Main description:

The cornerstone text on the theory and practice of regional anesthesia and pain management

Presented in full color, this classic covers the theory and 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. Readers will find algorithms for managing or avoiding a wide range of common clinical dilemmas or complications. The book includes time-saving tools such as intravenous-to-oral opioid conversion tables and PCA setup guides as well as a selection of nerve block techniques and advice on their strengths and pitfalls. This handy reference helps readers 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 them how to successfully manage patients with suspected epidural hematoma or neurologic injuries -- and much more.

* NEW INFORMATION on the emerging use of ultrasound in nerve blocks - including patient outcomes, how it affects resident physician training, and the very latest recommendations

* Includes hundreds of full-color illustrations

* Covers the entire field of regional anesthesia

* 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

* Features up-to-date information on the etiology, prevention, and management of a wide range of complications

Contents:

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