Complications of Regional Anesthesia Principles of Safe Practice in Local and Regional Anesthesia

Reflecting the rapid growth of pain medicine and of ultrasound as a tool, this Third Edition is more comprehensive and inclusive than previous editions and features additional pages, tables, diagrams, and color illustrations. In addition to the discipline of Anesthesiology, other specialists, who us...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Finucane, Brendan T. (Editor), Tsui, Ban C.H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:3rd ed. 2017
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 35.Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia: Legal Perspective
  • 25.Local and Regional Anesthesia in Plastic Surgery: Safety Considerations and Management
  • Section VI. Morbidity Studies: International Perspective
  • 26.Development and Methodology of a Registry of Regional Anesthesia
  • 27.Australia: Results of a Multi-Center Registry of Regional Anesthesia
  • 28.Canada: Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia Practice
  • 29.France: Regional Anesthesia Morbidity Study
  • 30.Nordic Countries: Principles of Safe Practice in Local and Regional Anesthesia
  • 31.United Kingdom: Recent Advances in the Safety and Prevention of Regional Anesthesia Complications
  • 32.United States: Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia (An American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Analysis)
  • 33.United States: Chronic Pain Management (American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Project)
  • Section VII. Medical Legal Aspects
  • 34.Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia: Physician Perspective
  • Section I. General Considerations
  • 1.The History of Local and Regional Anesthesia
  • 2.Regional Anesthesia Safety
  • 3.Local Anesthetic Toxicity: Prevention and Management
  • 4.Outcome Studies Comparing Regional and General Anesthesia
  • Section II. Special Considerations
  • 5.Nerve Injury Resulting from Intraneural Injection When Performing Peripheral Nerve Block
  • 6.Regional Anesthesia in the Presence of Neurological Disease
  • 7.Evaluation of Neurologic Injury Following Regional Anesthesia
  • 8.Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation
  • 9.Infection in Association with Local and Regional Anesthesia
  • 10.Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Safe Practice and Management
  • Section III. Specific Regional Blocks-Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
  • 11.Complications of Regional Anesthesia: Upper and Lower Extremity Blockade
  • 12.Complications of Thoracic Wall Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
  • 13.Abdominal Wall Blocks: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
  • 14.Epidural Blockade: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
  • 15.Spinal Anesthesia: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
  • Section IV. Specific Patient Populations-Safe Practice and Management of Adverse events
  • 16.Complications of Regional Anesthesia in Chronic Pain Therapy
  • 17.Local and Regional Anesthesia in the Elderly
  • 18.Local and Regional Analgesia for Labor and Delivery
  • 19.Local and Regional Anesthesia in Obese Patients
  • 20.Local and Regional Anesthesia in Pediatrics
  • Section V. Special Environments: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
  • 21.Local and Regional Anesthesia in Dental and Oral Surgery
  • 22.Local and Regional Anesthesia in the Emergency Room
  • 23.Recognizing and Mitigating Risk of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia
  • 24.Local Infiltration Analgesia for Orthopedic Joint Surgery