Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia

by Grant, Stuart A.; Auyong, David B.

• ISBN13: 9780199735730
• ISBN10: 0199735735
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2012-05-31
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Ultrasound technology is enabling anesthesiologists to perform regional anesthetic procedures with greater confidence in accuracy and precision. With improvements in visualizing neural anatomy and needle movement, ultrasound guidance improves patient safety and operating room efficiency. This book offers a detailed, stepwise approach to this technique, identifying pearls and pitfalls to ensure success. Chapters are organized into four sections. The first section provides the basic principles behind ultrasound guided regional anesthesia, setting a strong context for the rest of the book. The last three cover the nerve blocks: upper limb, lower limb, and trunk and spine. Each nerve block is comprehensively explained, divided up by introduction, anatomy, clinical applications, technique, alternate techniques, complications, and pearls. This book provides authoritative, in-depth coverage of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia for the anesthesiologist beginning to use ultrasound and makes a great reference for the more seasoned.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Basic Principles of Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block

Basic Ultrasound Physics and Ultrasound Machine Settings

How to Visualize Nerves and Needles

Common Errors and Artifacts

Positioning the Patient

Equipment and Preparation

Keys to Ultrasound Success

Peripheral Nerve Catheter Placement Principles

Upper Limb Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia

Interscalene Nerve Block

Supraclavicular Nerve Block

Infraclavicular Nerve Block

Axillary Nerve Block

Elbow and Distal Arm Nerve Blocks

Lower Limb Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia

Femoral Nerve Block

Saphenous Nerve Block

Obturator Nerve Block

Posterior Lumbar Plexus Block

Posterior Sciatic Nerve Block

Anterior Sciatic Nerve Block

Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block

Trunk and Spine Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia

Transversus Abdominus Plane Block

Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric Nerve Block

Rectus Sheath Nerve Block

Intercostal Nerve Block

Paravertebral Nerve Block

Neuraxial Anesthesia and Analgesia

Further Reading

Index

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