Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia is a concise and authorative resource, that puts you in touch with the latest developments in neuraxial anesthesia, encompassing physiology, pharmacology, techniques, indications, complications, and patient safety-related issues.

Features:

• Comprehensive, completely up-to-date coverage of spinal and epidural anesthesia for all surgical subspecialties, supported by numerous tables, lists, and other summary features
• Patient/medication safety sidebars in each chapter that highlight key points
• An essential chapter on the pharmacology of drugs used for spinal/epidural analgesia/anesthesia
• A chapter detailing the physiologic effects of neuraxial analgesia
• An emphasis on the contraindications, side effects, and complications associated with neuraxial analgesia
• Informative review of equipment for spinal, epidural, caudal, and combined spinal-epidural procedures

Contents

1. Spinal and Epidural Anatomy
2. Technique of Neuraxial Anesthesia
3. Pharmacology of Drugs Used for Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia
4. Physiologic Effects of Neuraxial Anesthesia
5. Contraindications to Neuraxial Anesthesia
6. Complications and Side Effects of Central Neuraxial Techniques
7. Central Neuraxial Blockade for Lower Extremity Major Orthopedic Surgery
8. Neuraxial Anesthesia for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery
9. Neuraxial Anesthesia for General Surgery
10. Neuraxial Anesthesia for Adult Genitourinary Procedures
11. Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery
12. Spinal and Epidural Blockade for Gynecologic Surgery
13. Neuraxial Analgesia for Labor
14. Neuraxial Blockade for Obstetric Surgery
15. Neuraxial Anesthesia for Pediatric Surgery
16. Postoperative Neruaxial Analgesia
17. Neuraxial Techniques for Management and Prevention of Chronic Pain

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