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CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKS
Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
An Illustrated Guide
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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
    • General concepts
    • Indications
    • Technical considerations
    • Anesthetic solutions
    • Pain assessment
    • Complications
    • Practical considerations
    • Medico-legal aspects
  • Suggested readings


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 112 pages, publication date: NOV-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7234-3270-8
ISBN-10: 0-7234-3270-8
Imprint: MOSBY


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