This updated and expanded 2nd Edition offers practical advice on prevention and management of complications associated with regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. Besides comprehensive coverage of potential pitfalls for practicing anesthesiologists, the book adds new material, case studies, and practice guidelines.
This updated and expanded 2nd Edition offers practical advice on the prevention and management of complications associated with regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. Besides comprehensive coverage of potential pitfalls for the practicing anesthesiologist, the book adds new material exploring outcomes of regional and general anesthesia. The book offers full chapters on specific anatomic sites, including spinal, epidural, ophthalmic, and brachial plexus anesthesia. Other chapters address specialties of practice: obstetrics, pediatrics, and cancer. The book includes clinical studies and closed case analyses, and practical advice on prevention of complications. A concluding section offers detailed, real-world oriented practice guidelines for Regional Anesthesia.
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From the reviews of the second edition: "Finucane's book should join the required reading list for residents on a regional anesthesia rotation." (Alex Macario, JAMA, December 5, 2007) "The solid scientific foundation, along with analysis of the latest progress in the field of regional anesthesia and pain medicine, render this book an indispensable tool for practitioners of regional anesthesia at all levels." (Zdravka Zafirova, Doody's Review Service, 2007)
Regional AnesthesiaSafety.- Outcome Studies Comparing Regional and
General Anesthesia.- Avoiding Complications in Regional Anesthesia.- Local
Anesthetic Toxicity.- Mechanisms of Neurologic Complications with Peripheral
Nerve Blocks.- Complications of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia.-
Complications of Paravertebral, Intercostal Nerve Blocks and Interpleural
Analgesia.- Complications of Brachial Plexus Anesthesia.- Complications
Associated with Spinal Anesthesia.- Complications of Epidural Blockade.-
Complications of Other Peripheral Nerve Blocks.- Complications of Intravenous
Regional Anesthesia.- The Evidence-Based Safety of Pediatric Regional
Anesthesia and Complications.- Complications of Obstetric Regional
Anesthesia.- Complications of Catheter Techniques.- Regional Anesthesia
Complications Related to Acute Pain Management.- Complications of Regional
Anesthesia in Chronic Pain Therapy.- Major Neurologic Injury Following
Central Neural Blockade.- Regional Anesthesia and Infection.- Regional
Anesthesia in the Presence of Neurologic Disease.- Evaluation of Neurologic
Injury Following Regional Anesthesia.- Case Studies of Regional Anesthesia.-
International Morbidity Studies on Regional Anesthesia.- Medicolegal Aspects
of Regional Anesthesia.
Brendan T. Finucane, MB BCh BAO, FRCA, FRCPC is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Alberta and Director of Anesthesia Services at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
