Complications of Regional Anesthesia (eBook)

Brendan T. Finucane (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2nd ed. 2007
XX, 508 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-68904-3 (ISBN)

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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.



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.


Completely updated and expanded, this new edition of "e;Regional Anesthesia: Managing Complications"e;, 2nd edition is essential reading for advice on the prevention and management of complications associated with regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. In addition to comprehensive coverage of all potential pitfalls a practitioner may encounter, new material has been added comparing outcomes of regional and general anesthesia; regional anesthesia in the anesthetized patient; closed claims analyses; and practice guidelines to ensure patient safety.

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.

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Acknowledgments 7
Contents 8
Contributors 11
1 Regional Anesthesia Safety 15
2 Outcome Studies Comparing Regional and General Anesthesia 53
3 Avoiding Complications in Regional Anesthesia 67
4 Local Anesthetic Toxicity 75
5 Mechanisms of Neurologic Complications with Peripheral Nerve Blocks 88
6 Complications of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia 101
7 Complications of Paravertebral, Intercostal Nerve Blocks and Interpleural Analgesia 116
8 Complications of Brachial Plexus Anesthesia 135
9 Complications Associated with Spinal Anesthesia 163
10 Complications of Epidural Blockade 181
11 Complications of Other Peripheral Nerve Blocks 207
12 Complications of Intravenous Regional Anesthesia 225
13 The Evidence-Based Safety of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Complications 238
14 Complications of Obstetric Regional Anesthesia 256
15 Complications of Catheter Techniques 277
16 Regional Anesthesia Complications Related to Acute Pain Management 296
17 Complications of Regional Anesthesia in Chronic Pain Therapy 315
18 Major Neurologic Injury Following Central Neural Blockade 347
19 Regional Anesthesia and Infection 368
20 Regional Anesthesia in the Presence of Neurologic Disease 387
21 Evaluation of Neurologic Injury Following Regional Anesthesia 400
22 Case Studies of Regional Anesthesia 424
23 International Morbidity Studies on Regional Anesthesia 445
Section 1 Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia: An American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Analysis 446
Section 2 American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Project: Chronic Pain Management 459
Section 3 Complications of Regional Anesthesia Leading to Medical Legal Action in Canada 464
Section 4 Neurologic Complications of Regional Anesthesia in the Nordic Countries 472
Section 5 Medicolegal Claims: Summary of an Australian Study 478
Section 6 Regional Anesthesia Morbidity Study: France 481
24 Medicolegal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia 487
Index 506

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.8.2007
Zusatzinfo XX, 508 p. 117 illus.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Anästhesie
Schlagworte Anesthesiology • Cancer • complications • Infection • nerve block • Obstetrics • Pain • pain management • prevention • regional anesthesia • spinal anesthesia
ISBN-10 0-387-68904-4 / 0387689044
ISBN-13 978-0-387-68904-3 / 9780387689043
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