Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Pharmacology (local anesthetics and additives); 2. Introduction to ultrasound; 3. Application of ultrasound in regional anesthesia; Part II. Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks: 4. Upper extremity anatomy for regional anesthesia; 5. Interscalene brachial plexus block; 6. Supraclavicular brachial plexus block; 7. Infraclavicular brachial plexus block; 8. Ultrasound-guided axillary peripheral nerve block; 9. Additional upper extremity peripheral nerve blocks; Part III. Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks: 10. Lower extremity anatomy for regional anesthesia; 11. Ultrasound sciatic nerve blocks – proximal approaches; 12. Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block: lateral popliteal fossa/distal thigh approach; 13. Femoral peripheral nerve block; 14. Ultrasound-assisted ankle block; Part IV. Peripheral Perineural Catheters: 15. Introduction to continuous perineural catheters; 16. Interscalene continuous perineural catheter; 17. Supraclavicular continuous perineural catheter; 18. Infraclavicular continuous perineural catheter; 19. Sciatic continuous perineural catheters (proximal and lateral popliteal fossa); 20. Femoral continuous perineural catheter; Index.