Essentials of regional anesthesia

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Section I: General Principles of Regional Anesthesia Practice1. General Considerations for Regional Anesthesia PracticeEdward R. Mariano and Karley J. Mariano2. Monitoring for Regional AnesthesiaJeff Gadsden3. Regional Anesthesia in the Community Practice SettingJoseph Marino and Brian E. HarringtonSection II: Basic Science and Clinical Practice4. The Anatomy of PainHarry J. Gould and Alan D. Kaye5. Practical Pharmacology in Regional Anesthesia Jose Aguirre, Gina Votta-Velis, and Alain Borgeat 6. Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia ConsiderationsRhinoo V. Shah, Alan D. Kaye, Adam M. Kaye, and Jeffrey Y. TsaiSection III: Equipment for Regional Anesthesia7. Equipment and Clinical Practice: Aids to Localization of Peripheral NervesBeverly Pearce-Smith and Johnny K. Lee8. Principles of SonographyPaul Bigeleisen and Steven Orenbaugh9. Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve BlockadeDavid Polaner and Alan Bielsky10. SonopathologyJonathan T. Weed and Brian D. SitesSection IV: Techniques for Regional Anesthesia11. Neuraxial Blockade: Subarachnoid Anesthesia Maria Theresa Gudin, Esperanza Ortigosa, Jesus Estrada, and Ramon Lopez Vicente12. Neuraxial Blockade: Epidural AnesthesiaSreekumar Kunnumpurath, S. Ramesur, A. Fendius, and Nalini Vadivelu13. Upper Extremity Nerve BlocksDe QH Tran, Shuba Dugani, and Juan Francisco Asenjo14. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for the Lower ExtremitySylvia Wilson and Anna Uskova15. Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Foot SurgeryRick Chien-An Chen and Peter A. Blume16. Regional Anesthesia of Thorax and AbdomenRita Merman and Vlad Shick17. Head and Neck: Scalp, Ophthalmic, and Cervical BlocksDesiree Persaud and Sebastian Garneau18. Local Anesthesia of the Masticatory RegionHenry A. Gremillion, Christopher J. Spencer, and A. Dale Ehrlich19. Topical and Regional Anesthesia of the AirwayRyan P. Ellender, Paul L. Samm, and Richard H. Whitworth20. Selective Regional Anesthesia Options in Surgical SubspecialtiesHenry Liu, Charles J. Fox, Michael J. Yarborough, and Alan D. Kaye21. Regional Anesthesia for Chronic Disease StatesSiamak Rahman and Parisa Partownavid22. Intravenous Regional AnesthesiaLindsey Vokach-Brodsky23. Regional Anesthesia and TraumaDaniela Elena Francesca Ghisi, Andrea Fanelli, and Carl Rest24. Postoperative Pain ManagementRalf E. Gebhard and Andres Missair25. Sympathetic BlockadeRafael Justiz, Audra Day, and Miles DaySection V: Special Populations26. Regional Anesthesia for Chronic PainVijay Krishnamoorthy, Ruben Koshy, Gina Votta-Velis, and Alain Borgeat27. Regional Anesthetic Techniques for the Pediatric PatientBryan Fritz, Marlene Barnhouse, Usha Ramadhyani, and Bobby Nossaman28. Obstetric AnesthesiologyRay Paschall29. Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient SurgeryJoshua E. SmithSection VI: Additional Topics30. Outcome Studies and Infection Control in Regional AnesthesiaJoel Barton and Stuart A. Grant31. Regional Anesthesiology EducationJonathan C. BeatheIndex

A guide to regional anesthesia. It covers various anatomical regions as well as the considerations in patients with chronic pain, obstetric patients, pediatric patients, and patients treated in the outpatient setting.