Complications of regional anesthesia : principles of safe practice in local and regional anesthesia / Brendan T. Finucane, Ban C.H. Tsui, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finucane, Brendan T., editor.

Tsui, Ban Chi-Ho, 1963- editor.

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduction anesthesia--Complications.

Conduction anesthesia.

Local anesthetics--Side effects.

Local anesthetics.

Surgery--Complications.

Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 501 pages) : illustrations (some color)

polychrome

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Part I: General Considerations; 1: The History of Local and Regional Anesthesia; Definitions; The Discovery of Local Anesthetics; Evolution of Local Anesthetics; The Birth of Regional Anesthesia; The Discovery of Spinal Anesthesia by Bier; Evolution of Regional Anesthesia; Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (The Bier Block); Regional Anesthesia-Pre-emptive Analgesia; Peripheral Nerve Blockade; Epidural Anesthesia; Development of Regional Anesthesia Post WW II; Regional Anesthesia in the Modern Era; Summary; References

2: Regional Anesthesia Safety Introduction; Complication Anticipation: Recognizing Precipitating Factors; The Preoperative Assessment: Patient History; The Nervous System; The Respiratory System; The Cardiovascular System; The Gastrointestinal Tract; The Hematologic System; Clotting Mechanisms; "Histaminoid" Reactions; Pseudocholinesterase Dysfunction; Methemoglobinemia; Muscle Disease; Diabetes; Miscellaneous Medications; Aspirin; Quinidine and Disopyramide; Benzodiazepines; Verapamil; Nifedipine; The Preanesthetic Visit: Physical Examination; Conclusion; Equipment

Spinal Needles Clinical Reports; Laboratory Reports; Changing the Needle Direction During Insertion; Resistance to Penetration of the Dura Mater; Detection Time for CSF After Dural Puncture; Rate of CSF Leak Following Dural Puncture; Needle Orifice Shape and Unintended Extra Dural Injection; Epidural Needles; Tuohy Needle; Crawford Needle; Whitacre Needles; Combined Spinal and Epidural Techniques; Double-Lumen Needles; Flow Characteristics of Long Spinal Needles; Catheter Migration; Complications Associated with Spinal and Epidural Catheters

Devices for Peripheral Nerve Blockade Resuscitation Supplies; Behavioral Factors and Complications; Effects of Sleep Deprivation; The Effects of Fatigue; The Hazard of Boredom; The Influences of Physical and Mental Factors; Work Environment; Complication Recognition During Neural Blockade and Surgery; Sharing Human and Instrumental Monitoring; Monitoring Devices; Pulse Oximetry [100-106]; Capnography [109-112]; Cardiac Rate and Rhythm; Systemic Arterial Pressure; Manual Indirect Measurement of Blood Pressure; Automated Oscillometric Measurement; Plethysmography

Thermometrography Conclusion; Complications of Specific Neural Blockades; Airway Obstruction; Local Anesthetic Focal Complications; Epinephrine Complications; Complications of Neural Blockade; Miscellaneous Neural Blockade Complications; Complications in the Postoperative Period; Admitting the Patient: History and Physical Examination; Monitoring the Patient; Discharging the Patient; Complication Prevention; Patient Monitoring; Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth; Practice of Anesthesia Outside a Hospital; Patient Selection; Preoperative Considerations

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 17, 2017).

ISBN:

9783319493862

3319493868

Publisher Number:

99972834494

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.