Main description:

This is a compact, single-source guide to regional anesthesia.  Chapters are authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows to insure maximum practicality and up-to-date coverage. 
 
Essentials of Regional Anesthesia covers all anatomical regions as well as the unique considerations in patients with chronic pain, obstetric patients, pediatric patients, and patients treated in the outpatient setting.   A common chapter format makes it easy to find information quickly, and extensive illustrations enhance the text.   

Stay current with Essentials of Regional Anesthesia, and stay ahead with these helpful features:

• Ultrasound incorporated into each block
• Extremely practical focus
• More than 400 Q & As to test knowledge
• Authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows
• Clinical pearls and guidance on complications
• Concise, clinically oriented review of relevant basic science
• Common chapter format for ease of use
• Well illustrated with 350 figures, nearly 200 in color

Feature:

Ultrasound incorporated into each block

Extremely practical focus

More than 400 Q & As to test knowledge

Authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows 

Clinical pearls and guidance on complications 

Concise, clinically oriented review of relevant basic science

Common chapter format for ease of use

Well illustrated with 350 figures, nearly 200 in color

Back cover:

This is a compact, single-source guide to regional anesthesia.  Chapters are authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows to insure maximum practicality and up-to-date coverage. 
 
Essentials of Regional Anesthesia covers all anatomical regions as well as the unique considerations in patients with chronic pain, obstetric patients, pediatric patients, and patients treated in the outpatient setting.   A common chapter format makes it easy to find information quickly, and extensive illustrations enhance the text.   

Stay current with Essentials of Regional Anesthesia, and stay ahead with these helpful features:

• Ultrasound incorporated into each block
• Extremely practical focus
• More than 400 Q & As to test knowledge
• Authored by regional anesthesia fellowship directors and fellows
• Clinical pearls and guidance on complications
• Concise, clinically oriented review of relevant basic science
• Common chapter format for ease of use
• Well illustrated with 350 figures, nearly 200 in color

Contents:

Section I: General Principles of Regional Anesthesia Practice

1. General Considerations for Regional Anesthesia Practice

Edward R. Mariano and Karley J. Mariano

2. Monitoring for Regional Anesthesia

Jeff Gadsden

3. Regional Anesthesia in the Community Practice Setting

Joseph Marino and Brian E. Harrington

Section II: Basic Science and Clinical Practice

4. The Anatomy of Pain

Harry J. Gould and Alan D. Kaye

5. Practical Pharmacology in Regional Anesthesia

Jose Aguirre, Gina Votta-Velis, and Alain Borgeat

6. Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia Considerations

Rhinoo V. Shah, Alan D. Kaye, Adam M. Kaye, and Jeffrey Y. Tsai

Section III: Equipment for Regional Anesthesia

7. Equipment and Clinical Practice: Aids to Localization of Peripheral Nerves

Beverly Pearce-Smith and Johnny K. Lee

8. Principles of Sonography

Paul Bigeleisen and Steven Orenbaugh

9. Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blockade

David Polaner and Alan Bielsky

10.  Sonopathology

Jonathan T. Weed and Brian D. Sites

11. Neuraxial Blockade: Subarachnoid Anesthesia

  Maria Theresa Gudin, Esperanza Ortigosa, Jesus Estrada, and Ramon Lopez Vicente

12. Neuraxial Blockade: Epidural Anesthesia

Sreekumar Kunnumpurath, S. Ramesur, A. Fendius, and Nalini Vadivelu

13. Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks

De QH Tran, Shuba Dugani, and Juan Francisco Asenjo

14. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for the Lower Extremity

Sylvia Wilson and Anna Uskova

15. Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Foot Surgery

Rick Chien-An Chen and Peter A. Blume

16. Regional Anesthesia of Thorax and Abdomen

Rita Merman and Vlad Shick

17. Head and Neck: Scalp, Ophthalmic, and Cervical Blocks

Desiree Persaud and Sébastian Garneau

18. Local Anesthesia of the Masticatory Region

Henry A. Gremillion, Christopher J. Spencer, and A. Dale Ehrlich

19. Topical and Regional Anesthesia of the Airway

Ryan P. Ellender, Paul L. Samm, and Richard H. Whitworth

20. Selective Regional Anesthesia Options in Surgical Subspecialties

Henry Liu, Charles J. Fox, Michael J. Yarborough, and Alan D. Kaye

Siamak Rahman and Parisa Partownavid

22. Intravenous Regional Anesthesia

Lindsey Vokach-Brodsky

23. Regional Anesthesia and Trauma

Daniela Elena Francesca Ghisi, Andrea Fanelli, and Carl Rest

24. Postoperative Pain Management

Ralf E. Gebhard and Andres Missair

25. Sympathetic Blockade

Rafael Justiz, Audra Day, and Miles Day

Section V: Special Populations

26.  Regional Anesthesia for Chronic Pain

Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Ruben Koshy, Gina Votta-Velis, and Alain Borgeat

27. Regional Anesthetic Techniques for the Pediatric Patient

Bryan Fritz, Marlene Barnhouse, Usha Ramadhyani, and Bobby Nossaman

28. Obstetric Anesthesiology

Ray Paschall

29. Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery

Joshua E. Smith

Section VI: Additional Topics

30. Outcome Studies and Infection Control in Regional Anesthesia

Joel Barton and Stuart A. Grant

31. Regional Anesthesiology Education

Jonathan C. Beathe

Index