PART 1: HISTORY
Chapter 1: The History of Local Anesthesia
PART 2: FOUNDATIONS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Section 1: Anatomy and Histology of Peripheral Nervous System and Neuraxis
Chapter 2: Embryology
Chapter 3: Functional Regional Anesthesia Anatomy
Chapter 4: Histology of the Peripheral Nerves and Light Microscopy
Chapter 5: Connective Tissues of Peripheral Nerves
Chapter 6: Ultrastructural Anatomy of the Spinal Meninges and Related Structures
Section 2: Pharmacology
Chapter 7: Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
Chapter 8: Controlled-Release Local Anesthetics
Chapter 9: Analgesic Adjuvants in the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 10: Local Anesthetic Mixtures for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 11: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Local Anesthetic Solutions and Infusion Strategies
Section 3: Equipment for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 12: Equipment for Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 13: Equipment for Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 14: Electrical Nerve Stimulators and Localization of Peripheral Nerves
Section 4: Patient Management Considerations
Chapter 15: Developing Regional Anesthesia Pathways
Chapter 16: Infection Control in Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 17: Local Anesthetics, Regional Anesthesia, and Cancer Recurrence
Chapter 18: Perioperative Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia: Effects on Cancer Recurrence and Survival After Oncological Surgery
PART 3: CLINICAL PRACTICE OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Part 3A: Local and Infiltrational Anesthesia
Chapter 19: Intra-articular and Periarticular Infiltration of Local Anesthetics
Chapter 20: Regional and Topical Anesthesia for Awake Endotracheal Intubation
Part 3B: Intravenous Regional Block for Upper & Lower Extremity
Chapter 21: Intravenous Regional Block for Upper and Lower Extremity Surgery
Part 3C: Neuraxial Anesthesia
Section 1: Spinal Anesthesia
Chapter 22: Neuraxial Anatomy (Anatomy Relevant to Neuraxial Anesthesia)
Chapter 23: Spinal Anesthesia
Chapter 23A: Mechanisms and Management of Failed Spinal Anesthesia
Section 2: Epidural Anesthesia
Chapter 24: Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia
Section 3: Caudal Anesthesia
Chapter 25: Caudal Anesthesia
Section 4: Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Chapter 26: Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia
Section 5: Postdural Puncture Headache
Chapter 27: Postdural Puncture Headache
Part 3D: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
Section 1: Fundamentals of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 28: Physics of Ultrasound
Chapter 29: Optimizing an Ultrasound Image
Chapter 30: Introduction to Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Section 2: Ultrasound-Guided Head and Neck Nerve Blocks
Chapter 31: Nerve Blocks of the Face
Section 3: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for the Upper Extremity
Chapter 32A: Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Plexus Block
Chapter 32B: Ultrasound-Guided Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 32C: Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 32D: Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 32E: Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 32F: Ultrasound-Guided Blocks at the Elbow
Chapter 32G: Ultrasound-Guided Wrist Block
Section 4: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for the Lower Extremity
Chapter 33A: Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block
Chapter 33B: Ultrasound-Guided Fascia Iliaca Block
Chapter 33C: Ultrasound-Guided Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
Chapter 33D: Ultrasound-Guided Obturator Nerve Block
Chapter 33E: Ultrasound-Guided Saphenous (Subsartorius/Adductor Canal) Nerve Block.
Chapter 33F: Ultrasound-Guided Sciatic Nerve Block
Chapter 33G: Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Block
Chapter 33H: Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block
Section 5: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for Abdominal & Thoracic Wall
Chapter 34: Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane and Quadratus Lumborum Blocks
Chapter 35: Pectoralis and Serratus Plane Blocks
Part 3E: Local and Regional Anesthesia for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Chapter 36: Oral & Maxillofacial Regional Anesthesia
Part 3F: Local and Regional Anesthesia for the Eye
Chapter 37: Local and Regional Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery
PART 4: ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF NEURAXIAL AND PERIVERTEBRAL SPACE
Chapter 38: Sonography of the Lumbar Paravertebral Space and Considerations for Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Plexus Block
Chapter 39: Lumbar Paravertebral Sonography and Considerations for Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Plexus Block
Chapter 40: Spinal Sonography and Applications of Ultrasound for Central Neuraxial Blocks
PART 5: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
Chapter 41: Obstetric Regional Anesthesia
PART 6: PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Chapter 42: Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: General Considerations
Chapter 43: Pediatric Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia & Analgesia
Chapter 44: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Children
Chapter 45: Acute and Chronic Pain Management in Children
PART 7: ANESTHESIA IN PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 46: Perioperative Regional Anesthesia in the Elderly
Chapter 47: Regional Anesthesia & Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 48: Regional Anesthesia & Systemic Disease
Chapter 49: Regional Anesthesia in the Patient with Preexisting Neurologic Disease
Chapter 50: Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Limb: Implications for Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 51: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Outpatient Surgery
Chapter 52: Neuraxial Anesthesia & Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Patients on Anticoagulants
Chapter 53: Regional Analgesia in the Critically Ill
Chapter 54: Acute Pain Management in the Opioid-Dependent Patient
Chapter 55: Regional Anesthesia in Patients with Trauma
Chapter 56: Regional Anesthesia for Cardiac and Thoracic Anesthesia
Chapter 57: Regional Anesthesia in Austere Environment Medicine
Chapter 58: Anesthesia for Humanitarian Relief Operations
PART 8: REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Chapter 59: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department
PART 9: COMPLICATIONS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Chapter 60: Complications and Prevention of Neurologic Injury with Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 61: Assessment of Neurologic Complications of Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 62: Perioperative Nerve Injury Unrelated to Nerve Blockade
Chapter 63: Monitoring, Documentation, and Consent for Regional Anesthesia Procedures
Chapter 64: Diagnosis and Management of Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Hematoma
PART 10: LAST: LOCAL ANESTHETIC SYSTEMIC TOXICITY
Chapter 65: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
PART 11: PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOME AND ECONOMICS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Chapter 66: Pharmacoeconomics of Regional Anesthesia: Implications in Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Admission, and Early Rehabilitation
Chapter 67: Regional Anesthesia, Cost, Operating Room, and Personnel Management
Chapter 68: Regional Anesthesia and Perioperative Outcome.
Chapter 69: The Effects of Regional Anesthesia on Functional Outcome After Surgery
PART 12: ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT
Chapter 70: Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Chapter 71: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 72: Organization of an Acute Pain Management Service Incorporating Regional Anesthesia Techniques
Chapter 73: Neurobiologic Mechanisms of Nociception
Chapter 74: Pain: Epidemiology, Psychology, and Impact on Function
Chapter 75: Multimodal Analgesia: Pharmacologic Interventions and Prevention of Persistent Postoperative Pain
Chapter 76: The Role of Nonopioid Analgesic Infusions in the Management of Postoperative Pain
PART 13: EDUCATION IN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Chapter 77: Teaching Regional Anesthesia
Chapter 78: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship
PART 14: STATISTICS AND PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH DESIGN IN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND ACUTE PAIN MEDICINE
Chapter 79: Principles of Statistical Methods for Research in Regional Anesthesia
PART 15: NERVE STIMULATOR AND SURFACE ANATOMY-BASED NERVE BLOCKS
Section 1: Upper Extremity
Chapter 80A: Cervical Plexus Block
Chapter 80B: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 80C: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 80D: Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 80E: Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
Chapter 80F: Wrist Block
Chapter 80G: Digital Block
Chapter 80H: Cutaneous Blocks for the Upper Extremity
Section 2: Truncal Blocks
Chapter 81A: Thoracic & Lumbar Paravertebral Block
Chapter 81B: Intercostal Nerve Block
Section 3: Lower Extremity Blocks
Chapter 82A: Lumbar Plexus Block
Chapter 82B: Obturator Nerve Block
Chapter 82C: Femoral Nerve Block
Chapter 82D: Sciatic Nerve Block
Chapter 82E: Block of the Sciatic Nerve in the Popliteal Fossa
Chapter 82F: Ankle Block
Chapter 82G: Cutaneous Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: European Recommendations for Use of Regional Anesthesia in the Setting of Anticoagulation
Appendix 2: Disposition of Injectate with Common Regional Anesthesia Techniques.