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Springer Illustrated Manual of Regional Anesthesia Conception 1st Editon 2012 Softbound by P. Prithri Raj, Hans Nolte, Michael Stanton-Hicks
Professor Philip Bromage From the earliest stirrings of modern surgical anesthesia, novice surgeons struggling to learn from the living what there was a strong intuitive feeling that anesthesia of part they were denied an opportunity to learn from the dead_ of the body would be better for the patient than complete But that is largely nostalgia for a past era_ Today, the visual anesthesia of the whole organism. In 1848, James Young arts and the plastics industry have united to give us superb Simpson spent some time and effort seeking this elusive teaching models and techniques that did not exist a few goal, but after a few ingenious though unsuccessful experi decades ago, and they have developed two- and three ments, he gave up the search and turned back to general dimensional surrogate cadavers that are imbued with a anesthesia as the only practical solution to surgical pain more vivid artistry than ever existed on the marble slabs relief at that time_ amid the formalin reek of our old dissecting rooms_ earl Koller's simple but brilliant application of cocaine to This book is a fresh and highly successful attempt to repair some of the bridges that were burnt with the passing of the the eye in 1884 opened the door to a whole new universe of neural anatomy and pharmacology_ Within a decade or old anatomy days_ Together, the authors have contributed I: Principles of Management.- A. Preparation of the Surgical Patient for Regional Anesthesia.- B. Physiologic Changes Due to Regional Anesthesia: Comparison with General Anesthesia.- C. Local Anesthetics.- D. Aids to Nerve Block.- Suggestions for Further Reading.- II: Central Nerve Blocks.- A. General Considerations (Transparency 1).- B. Subarachnoid (Spinal) Block.- C. Epidural Block.- III: Upper-Extremity Blocks.- A. Block of the Brachial Plexus and Its Branches.- B. Elbow Block (Transparencies 11, 12).- C. Wrist Block (Transparencies 13, 14).- D. Hand and Digital Block (Transparency 15).- IV: Lower-Extremity Blocks.- A. Lumbosacral Plexus and Its Branches.- B. Hip and Gluteal Region.- C. Blocks of the Knee Region.- D. Ankle Block.- V: Intravenous Regional Anesthesia.- A. General Considerations (Transparency 29).- B. Standard Technique.- C. Pharmacokinetics of Local Anesthetics with Intravenous Regional Anesthesia.- D. Complications.- VI: Head and Neck Blocks.- A. Trigeminal Nerve and Its Branches.- B. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block (Transparency 37).- C. Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block (Transparency 38).- D. Laryngeal Nerve Block (Transparency 39).- E. Block of the Cervical Plexus and its Branches.- VII: Blocks of the Trunk and Perineum.- A. Intercostal Nerve Block (Transparencies 43, 44).- B. Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block (Transparency 45).- C. Lumbar Paravertebral Nerve Block (Transparency 46).- D. Trans-sacral Nerve Block (Transparency 47).- E. Pudendal Nerve Block.- F. Paracervical Nerve Block (Transparency 50).- G. Sacrococcygeal Plexus Block (Transparency 51).- VIII: Autonomic Nerve Blocks.- A. Stellate Ganglion Block.- B. Thoracic Sympathetic Block (Transparency 54).- C. Splanchnic Nerve and Celiac Plexus Block (Transparency 55).- D. Lumbar Sympathetic Block.- IX: Field Blocks.- A. Mammoplasty (Transparency 58).- B. Upper and Lower Abdomen (Transparency 59).- C. Inguinal Region (Transparency 60).- D. Penile Block (Transparency 61).- E. Anal Block (Transparency 62).