Essentials of Regional Anesthesia

Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine Director of Pain Services University Hospital and Ochsner Kenner Hospital New Orleans, LA 70112 USA Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management and Safety Co-Director, Center for Perioperative Management and Medical Informatics Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA 02115 USA Nalini Vadivelu, MD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT 06510 USA

Table of ContentsPart I General Principles of Regional Anesthesia PracticeChapter 1 General Considerations for Regional Anesthesia PracticeSvetla Kurteva, Iyabo Olubunmi Muse and Karina GritsenkoChapter 2 Economic Impact, Cost, and Reimbursement IssuesDeepti Agarwal and Maunak V. RanaChapter3 Training and Education of a Physician for Regional AnesthesiaChris M. Farlinger and Jonathan C. BeathePart II Basics and Clinical Practice in Regional AnesthesiaChapter 4 The Anatomy of Pain and Its Implications for Regional Anesthesiology PracticeHarry J. Gould III and Alan David KayeChapter 5 Local Anesthetics and AdjuvantsFrancesco Vetri, Jose A. Aguirre, Effrossyni G. Votta-Velis and Alain BorgeatChapter 6 Monitoring and Sedation in Regional AnesthesiaJames Kim and Jeff GadsdenChapter 7 Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia ConcernsAlan David Kaye, Thomas Ngo Trang, Elyse M. Cornett, Ken Philip Ehrhardt, Jr., Rinoo ShahChapter 8 Regional Anesthesia in the Community Practice SettingJoseph Marino and Brian E. HarringtonPart III Ultrasound-Assisted Nerve BlocksChapter 9 Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve BlockadeAlan Bielsky and David M. PolanerPart IV Continuous Regional Analgesia and Techniques for Regional AnesthesiaChapter 10 Equipment and Clinical Practice: Aids to Localization of Peripheral NervesBryan Tischenkel, Beverly Pearce-Smith, Johnny K. Lee and Karina GritsenkoChapter 11 Neuraxial Blockade: Subarachnoid AnesthesiaMaria Teresa Gudin, Ramón López-Vicente, Esperanza Ortigosa, María Del Mar Caro Cascante, Carmen Garcia Molina, Sonia MartinChapter 12 Neuraxial Blockade: Epidural AnesthesiaSreekumar Kunnumpurath, Suneil Ramessur, Adam Fendius, Nalini Vadivelu, Jasmina PerinpanayagamChapter 13 Peripheral Nerve Blocks for the Lower ExtremitySylvia H. Wilson and Anna UskovaChapter 14 Regional and Topical Anesthesia for Endotracheal IntubationRyan Philip Ellender, Shilpadevi S. Patil, Lien Tran, Scott M. Kleinpeter, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan David KayeChapter 15 Regional Anesthetic Techniques for the Pediatric PatientVaughn E. Nossaman and Bobby D. NossamanChapter 16 Head and Neck Regional AnesthesiaDesiree Persaud and Sébastien GarneauChapter 17 Upper Extremity Nerve BlocksDe QH Tran, Maria Francisca Elgueta Le-Beuffe and Juan Francisco AsenjoChapter 18 Local Anesthesia of the Masticatory RegionHenry A. Gremillion, Christopher J. Spencer, Alex D. Ehrlich, and Janice A. TownsendChapter 19 Regional Anesthetic Techniques for Foot SurgeryRick C. Chen and Peter A. BlumeChapter 20 Selective Regional Anesthesia Options in Surgical SubspecialtiesHong Yan, Alan David Kaye and Henry LiuChapter 21 Obstetric AnesthesiologyDebbie Chandler, Ray Paschall, Leslie Robichaux, Burton Beakley, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan David KayeChapter 22 Acute Situations: Trauma in Surgical SpecialtiesSandra Giannone, Daniela Ghisi, Andrea Fanelli, Carl C. RestChapter 23 Preemptive Analgesia, Regional Anesthesia and Prevention of Chronic Postoperative PainErik M. Helander, Jonathan P. Eskander, Christina L. Juneau, Matthew B. Novitch, Amit Prabhakar, Amy M. DeKerlegand, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan David KayeChapter 24 Transverse Abdominal Plane, Pectoral and Serratus Plane, and Quadratus Lumborum BlocksRita Merman, Vladislav Shick and Vikram BhasinPart V Regional Anesthesia and SubspecialtiesChapter 25 Outpatient SurgeryKelly R. MercerChapter 26 Regional Anesthesia in the Critical Care SettingAmir O. Elhassan, Harish Bangalore Siddaiah, Brendon M. Hart, Mark Ryan Jones, Cory A. Roberts, Maura Elise Jones, Alan David KayePart VI Regional Anesthesia for Chronic SituationsChapter 27 Regional Anesthesia for Chronic PainNeil Malhotra, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Effrossyni G. Votta-Velis, Alain BorgeatChapter 28 Regional Anesthesia Considerations