Regional Nerve Blocks and Infiltration Therapy contains precise anatomical drawings and illustrations in full-colour throughout, and also provides detailed instructions on how to apply local anaesthesia.

Regional Nerve Blocks and Infiltration Therapy covers:

• anatomy
• indications
• contraindications
• dosages
• explanations of individual drugs
• complications
• caveats
• potential adverse side effects
• how to avoid them or treat them

Each procedure is explained step-by-step using numerous full-colour illustrations and photographs.

Every block has a photograph showing the entry site accompanied by an anatomical diagram showing the needle track. For each procedure, a specific form (record and checklist) is provided for recording the individual treatment steps.

Contents

• Regional Nerve Blocks and Infiltration Therapy in Clinical Practice

Head and Neck Region

• Regional Anesthesia in Ophthalmology
• Occipital Nerves
• Trigeminal Nerve
• Infiltration of Trigger Points in The Muscles of Mastication
• Cervicothoracic Ganglion (stellate ganglion)
• Superior Cervical Ganglion
• Deep (and superficial) Cervical Plexus
• Brachial Plexus

Shoulder Region

• Suprascapular Nerve
• Subscapular Nerve Blocks
• Rotator Cuff Muscles
• Shoulder Region: Intra-articular Injections

Elbow and Hand Region

• Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Elbow Region
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Wrist Region
• Elbow and Hand Region
• Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)
• Intravenous Sympathetic Block With Guanethidine (Ismelin®)

Thorax, Abdomen, Lumbar and Sacral Spinal Region

• Thoracic Spinal Nerve Blocks
• Lumbar Paravertebral Somatic Nerve Block
• Lumbar Sympathetic Block
• Celiac Plexus Block
• Iliolumbosacral Ligaments
• Ganglion Impar (Walther ganglion) Block
• Infiltration of the Piriform Trigger Points (“piriform syndrome”)

Lower Extremity

• Inguinal Femoral Paravascular Block (“three-in-one” block)
• Psoas Compartment Block (Chayen access)
• Sciatic Nerve Block
• Femoral Nerve
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
• Obturator Nerve
• Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerves
• Blocking Peripheral Nerves in the Knee Joint Region
• Blocking Peripheral Nerves in the Ankle Joint Region

Neuraxial Anatomy

• Neuraxial Anatomy
• Spinal Anesthesia
• Complications of Spinal Anesthesia
• Continuous Spinal Anesthesia (CSA)
• Continuous Spinal Anesthesia (CSA) in Obstetrics
• Chemical Intraspinal Neurolysis With Phenol in Glycerin
• Lumbar Epidural Anesthesia
• Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
• Epidural Anesthesia in Obstetrics
• Lumbar Epidural Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients
• Epidural Steroid Injection.
• Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia (CSE)
• Caudal Anesthesia in Adult Patients.
• Caudal Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients
• Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty
• Adjuncts to Local Anesthesia in Neuraxial Blocks

Index

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