Current Concepts in Regional Anaesthesia

Multiple intercostal blocks by a singe injection? -A clinical and radiological investigation.- An alternative method of intercostal block. (studies of the use of the jet injector).- The mixed lumbar — lumbosacral or psoascompartment block.- Transsacral block.- Regional block in children.- Coeliac plexus block.- Sympathetic dystrophies: i.v. regional Guanethidine versus stellate ganglion blocks.- Surface landmarks for supraclavicular brachial plexus block.- Comparative study of the effect of plain and CO2-local anaesthetics in peripheral nerve blocks.- The extent of blockade following various techniques of brachial plexus block.- Haemodynamics and pregnancy-induced hypertension.- Epidural anaesthesia in pregnancy-induced hypertension.- Epidural anesthesia for the pregnant diabetic.- Peridural anaesthesia in Caesarean Section.- Epidural analgesia and high risk vaginal delivery.- Concepts and perspectives in spinal anesthesia.- Current concepts and perspectives in epidural anaesthesia.- Pharmacokinetics in spinal and epidural anaesthesia.- Effect of adrenaline during epidural and spinal anaesthesia.- Cardiovascular effects of epidural and spinal block.- Absorption and disposition of local anaesthetics in relation to regional blood flow changes.- Mechanisms of pain.- Regional blockade versus analgesic therapy.- Analgesic and respiratory effects of subcutaneously and epidurally administered morphine in rats.- Continuous epidural anaesthesias advantages and disadvantages.- The endocrine-metabolic response to postoperative pain.