Atlas of Regional Anesthesia

ANNOTATION

The book contains predominantly color illustrations, with some black-and-white illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The 2nd Edition of this popular text is revised and updated to provide the information readers need to deepen their understanding and to better apply regional techniques to the full range of patients, surgical operations, and diagnostic and therapeutic pain procedures. Expert contributors emphasize regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques and their practical clinical application. This edition includes a number of new techniques and the addition of 5 new chapters on facet block, sacroiliac block, superior hypogastric plexus block, infraclavicular block, and cervical, thoracic, and prolonged catheter block. Features new and revised illustrations!

FROM THE CRITICS

Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum

This is a fundamental textbook that discusses the principles and clinical practice of regional anesthesia and analgesia. It is designed to fulfill the need for a clinically focused discussion on the topic of regional anesthesia and analgesia. It will allow students and practitioners alike to improve their understanding in clinical application of regional techniques in a wide variety of circumstances. Medical students, physicians in training, and practitioners alike will benefit from this text. The editor has used a refreshing approach that emphasizes the clinical practicality of regional anesthetic and analgesic techniques. The basic science of regional anesthesia (anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology) is linked to clinical application (technique, complications, and side effects) in a meaningful and creative fashion. Illustrations are abundant and complement the text. Each chapter is followed by an ample reference list that is reasonably current, thereby allowing the interested reader to easily access the scientific basis of that chapter's discussion. The emphasis of the book is on regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques and their clinical applications. Throughout the book, the authors' viewpoints are presented in an approach that is distinctly clinical; individual chapters are written by nationally recognized experts in the field. This text will be a strong addition to any library -- institutional, practitioner, and student.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)Description: This is a fundamental textbook that discusses the principles and clinical practice of regional anesthesia and analgesia. Purpose: It is designed to fulfill the need for a clinically focused discussion on the topic of regional anesthesia and analgesia. It will allow students and practitioners alike to improve their understanding in clinical application of regional techniques in a wide variety of circumstances. Audience: Medical students, physicians in training, and practitioners alike will benefit from this text. The editor has used a refreshing approach that emphasizes the clinical practicality of regional anesthetic and analgesic techniques. The basic science of regional anesthesia (anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology) is linked to clinical application (technique, complications, and side effects) in a meaningful and creative fashion. Features: Illustrations are abundant and complement the text. Each chapter is followed by an ample reference list that is reasonably current, thereby allowing the interested reader to easily access the scientific basis of that chapter's discussion. Assessment: The emphasis of the book is on regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques and their clinical applications. Throughout the book, the authors' viewpoints are presented in an approach that is distinctly clinical; individual chapters are written by nationally recognized experts in the field. This text will be a strong addition to any library:institutional, practitioner, and student.

RATING

4 Stars! from Doody

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