Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 The History of Regional Anesthesia
  
  PART I PHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROPHSIOLOGY
  • Chapter 2 Neural Physiology and Local Anesthetic Action
  • Chapter 3 Properties, Absorption, and Disposition of Local Anesthetic Agents
  • Chapter 4 Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
  • Chapter 5 Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
  • Chapter 6 Modification of Metabolic Responses to Surgery by Neural Blockade
  • Chapter 7 Neural Blockade: Impact on Outcome
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    PART II TECHNIQUES OF NEURAL BLOCKADE IN CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
    
  • Chapter 8 Perioperative Management of Patients and Equipment Selection for Neural Blockade
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    SECTION A NEURAXIAL BLOCKADE
    
  • Chapter 9 Anatomy of the Neuraxis
  • Chapter 10 Spinal (Subarachnoid) Blockade
  • Chapter 11 Epidural Neural Blockade
  • Chapter 12 Neurologic Complications of Neuraxial Block
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    SECTION B PERIPHERAL BLOCK
    
  • Chapter 13 The Upper Extremity: Somatic Block
  • Chapter 14 The Lower Extremity: Somatic Blockade
  • Chapter 15 Intravenous Regional Neural Blockade
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    SECTION C THORAX AND ABDOMEN
    
  • Chapter 16 Intercostal, Intrapleural, and Peripheral Blockade of the Thorax and Abdomen
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    SECTION D HEAD AND NECK
    
  • Chapter 17 Somatic Blockade of the Head and Neck
  • Chapter 18 Neural Blockade of Oral and Circumoral Structures
  • Chapter 19 Neural Blockade of the Eye
  • Chapter 20 Neurologic Complications of Peripheral Neural Blockade
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    PART III APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL BLOCKADE IN CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
    
  • Chapter 21 Neural Blockade for Surgery to the Head and Neck
  • Chapter 22 Neural Blockade for Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Chapter 23 Neural Blockade for Abdominal and Thoracic (Non-vascular) Surgery
  • Chapter 24 Neural Blockade for Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery
  • Chapter 25 Neural Blockade for Orthopedic Surgery
  • Chapter 26 Neural Blockade for Ambulatory Surgery
  • Chapter 27 Neural Blockade for Pediatric Surgery
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    PART IV NEURAL BLOCKADE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN
    
    SECTION A PHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS
    
  • Chapter 28 Pain Medicine: History, Emergence as a Medical Specialty, and Evolution of the Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Chapter 29 Socioeconomic Factors in Chronic Pain and Its Management
  • Chapter 30 Developmental Aspects of Nociception
  • Chapter 31 Introduction to Pain Mechanisms: Implications for Neural Blockade
  • Chapter 32 Physiologic and Pharmacologic Substrates of Nociception after Tissue and Nerve Injury
  • Chapter 33 Pharmacologic Substrates of Pain: Peripheral Voltage Gated Ion Channels in Pain
  • Chapter 34 Neurochemical and Neurophysiological Effects of Needle Insertion: Clinical Implications
  • Chapter 35 Psychological Aspects of Pain: Implications for Neural Blockade
  • Chapter 36 The Placebo Response: Implications for Neural Blockade
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    SECTION B CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF PERSISTENT PAIN
    
  • Chapter 37 Assessment and Diagnosis of Chronic Pain Conditions
  • Chapter 38 Diagnostic and Prognostic Neural Blockade
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    SECTION C TECHNIQUES OF NEURAL BLOCKADE AND NEUROSTIMULATION
    
  • Chapter 39 Sympathetic Neural Blockade of Upper and Lower Extremity
  • Chapter 40 Spinal Route of Analgesia: Opioids and Future Options for Spinal Analgesic Chemotherapy
  • Chapter 41 Neurostimulation
  • Chapter 42 Percutaneous Neural Destructive Techniques
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    SECTION D APPLICATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, AND THE FUTURE
    
  • Chapter 43 Acute Pain Management and Acute Pain Services
  • Chapter 44 Spinal Pain and the Role of Neural Blockade
  • Chapter 45 Treatment of Cancer Pain: Role of Neural Blockade and Neuromodulation
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    Index