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By Jacques Chelly, Professor, Director of Clinical Research and Orthopaedic Anesthesia and Orthopaedic Acute Pain, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX Guido Fanelli, Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, H. San Raffele via Olgettina, Milano, Italy Andrea Casati, Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, H. San Raffele via Olgettina, Milano, Italy
Contents
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. History
Continuous peripheral
nerve blocks: upper limb
Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: lower limb
Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: upper and
lower limb for pediatric patients
Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: upper and lower limb for outpatients
2.
General concepts and indications
Introduction
Acute postoperative pain in orthopedic patients
Intrinsic
factors
Preoperative clinical conditions
Concomitant preoperative therapy
Extrinsic factors
Techniques
for continuous infusions:
Indications
Continuous infusion for total arthroplasty
Shoulder arthroplasty
Knee
arthroplasty
Femoral block
Lumbar plexus block
Hip arthroplasty
Ankle arthroplasty
Elbow reconstruction
Continuous
infusion for trauma patients
Upper limb
Lower limb
Acetabular fracture
Hip fracture
Femur fractures
Patella
repair
Fracture of tibial plateau
Tibial fracture
Ankle and calcaneous fracture
Continuous infusion for
amputations
Continuous perineural and intraarticular infusion for outpatients
Conclusions
3.
Complications
Complications of perineural catheterization
Suggested readings
SECTION
2 - EQUIPMENT AND DRUGS
4. Local Anesthetics
Nerve roots anatomy and classification
Chemical
and physical properties
Clinical properties
Additives
Vasoconstrictors
Alcalinization
Alpha-2
agonists
Opioids
Toxicity
Clinical use
Induction of nerve blockade
Postoperative
analgesia
5. Equipment
Catheters
Type of catheter
Catheter fixation
Infusion
systems
In-patientsOut-patients
Suggested readings
SECTION 3 - TECHNIQUES
6.
Brachial plexus block
Anatomy
Continuous interscalene block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous Alemanno's supraclavicular block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous
infraclavicular block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous axillary block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
7. Lumbar plexus and femoral nerve
Anatomy
Continuous lumbar plexus block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous femoral nerve block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
8. Sacral plexus and sciatic nerve
Anatomy
Continuous parasacral block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous subgluteus sciatic nerve block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous
anterior sciatic nerve block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous high lateral
sciatic nerve block
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous lateral sciatic
nerve block at the popliteal fossa
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
Continuous posterior
sciatic nerve block at the popliteal fossa
Landmarks
Technique
Indications
Tips
9.
Continuous wound infusion
Abdominal surgery
Indication
Orthopedic surgery
Indication
Tips
10. Continuous peripheral nerve block for children