Principles and Practice of Regional Anaesthesia

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Dr Graeme McLeod, Dr Colin McCartney, and Prof Tony Wildsmith

Oxford Textbook in Anaesthesia

The most up to date resource on regional anaesthesia
Discusses the place of regional anaesthesia in current medical practice, particularly with regard to pain processes, ultrasound imaging, and patient outcomes
Provides trainees with the knowledge needed for clinical practice and to pass the Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA), or the diploma of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA)
Fully searchable content; provides links from all references through to primary research journal articles; ability to export figures for use in PowerPoint presentations

Principles and Practice of Regional Anaesthesia

Fourth Edition

Dr Graeme McLeod, Dr Colin McCartney, and Prof Tony Wildsmith

Oxford Textbook in Anaesthesia

Description

The fourth edition of this highly successful resource discusses the practical applications of the various methods of regional anaesthesia, including ultrasound, as well as giving an account of their theoretical aspects. The well-established author team use their experience to provide a practical and stimulating resource which reflects everyday clinical activity, supplemented by high definition ultrasound images and schematic diagrams. The resource also discusses the place of regional anaesthesia in current medical practice, particularly with regard to pain processes, ultrasound imaging, and patient outcomes.

Regional anaesthesia is a rapidly expanding sub-speciality of anaesthesia: routine provision of long-lasting pain relief and the introduction of real-time ultrasound block has fuelled a demand for cadaver and ultrasound-based anatomy training courses. Thus, it is more important than ever to have a thorough grounding in this exciting subspecialty.

This online version allows access to the full content of the textbook, provides links from all references through to primary research journal articles, allows full text searches and access to the figures that can be downloaded for PowerPoint presentations.

Principles and Practice of Regional Anaesthesia

Fourth Edition

Dr Graeme McLeod, Dr Colin McCartney, and Prof Tony Wildsmith

Oxford Textbook in Anaesthesia

Editorial Board

Dr Graeme McLeod, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Reader in Anaesthesia, University Department of Anaesthetics, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK, Dr Colin McCartney, Staff Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, and Prof Tony Wildsmith, Emeritus Professor of Anaesthesia, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Contributors:

Nigel M Bedforth BMBS BMedSci FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist & Honorary Special Lecturer
Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK

W Alistair Chambers MD MEd FRCA FRCPEd
Consultant & Honorary Professor of Anaesthesia,
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

Matthew R Checketts MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist,
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Lesley A Colvin BSc MBChB PhD FRCA FFPMRCA
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Catriona Connolly MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist,
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

George A Corner PhD
Professor & Head of Instrumentation, Department of Medical Physics
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

David M Coventry MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Edward Doyle MD FRCA
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK

H Barrie J Fischer MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist
The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, UK

Andreas Goebel PhD MSc FRCA
Senior Lecturer in Pain Medicine
University of Liverpool, Liverpool UK

Calum Grant MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Stuart A Grant MBChB FRCA
Professor of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

Jonathan G Hardman BMedSci(Hons) BMBS DM FANZCA FRCA
Associate Professor & Reader in Anaesthesia & Critical Care
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Dominic Harmon MD FCARCSI
Professor of Anaesthesia & Consultant in Pain Medicine
Mid-Western Regional Hospitals & University of Limerick, Ireland

Stephen Hickey MBChB FRCA
Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Colin J.L. McCartney MBChB FCARCSI FRCA FRCPC
Staff Anesthesiologist & Associate Professor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John H McClure BSc(Hons) MBChB FRCA
Retired Consultant Anaesthetist
The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK

Jonathan McCormack
Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Retrieval
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK

John G McDonnell MBChB FCARCSI
Consultant Anaesthetist
Galway University Hospitals & National University of Ireland, Galway, Eire

Graeme A McLeod MD MRCGP FRCA FFPMRCA
Consultant & Clinical Reader in Anaesthesia
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Hamish McLure MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist
St James's University Teaching Hospital, Leeds, UK

Alastair F Nimmo MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
Consultant & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia
The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK

Susan M Nimmo BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCP FRCA
Consultant & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Ian G Parkin MBChB
Professor of Applied Clinical Anatomy
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Jennifer M Porter MD FCARCSI
Consultant Anaesthetist
St James's Hospital, Dublin, Eire

Stephen Roberts MBChB FRCA(Hons)
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

Nicholas B Scott MBChB FFARCSI FRCSEd
Lead Clinician for Pain Services
Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UK

Michael G Serpell MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
Consultant & Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia
Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK

Neil G Smart BSc(Hons) MBChB FFARCSI
Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Gary R Strichartz BS AM(Hons) PhD
Professor of Anesthesia (Pharmacology)
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, USA

Geoffrey T Tucker BPharm PhD FRCPEd FRCA FFPM
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Bernadette Th Veering MD PhD
Staff Anaesthesiologist
Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cameron J Weir BSc(Hons) MBChB FRCA PhD
Consultant Anaesthetist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK

Jonathan B Whiteside MBChB FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK

J A W Wildsmith MD FRCA FRCPEd FRCSEd FDSRCSEng
Emeritus Professor of Anaesthesia
University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Principles and Practice of Regional Anaesthesia

Fourth Edition

Dr Graeme McLeod, Dr Colin McCartney, and Prof Tony Wildsmith

Oxford Textbook in Anaesthesia

Part 1: General Principles
1:History and development of local anaesthesia, Tony Wildsmith
2:Anatomy and physiology of pain, Lesley Colvin
3:The potential benefits, Nick Scott
4:Neurological complications, Colin McCartney
5:Outcome issues, Susan Nimmo & Graeme McLeod
6:Peripheral nerve and local anaesthetic drugs, Cameron Weir & Gary Strichartz
7:Local anaesthetic kinetics, Jenny Porter & Geoff Tucker
8:Drug Toxicity and selection, Nigel Bedforth & Jonathan Hardman
9:Preoperative considerations, Matthew Checketts
10:Peripheral nerve location techniques, George Corner & Calum Grant
11:Principles of patient management, Barrie Fischer
Part 2: Anatomy and Techniques
12:Anatomy and physiology of vertebral canal, Ian Parkin & Alastair Chambers
13:Spinal anaesthesia, Jonathan Whiteside & Tony Wildsmith
14:Epidural block, Graeme McLeod
15:Sacral epidural (caudal) block, Edward Doyle & Jon McCormack
16:Regional anaesthesia of the trunk, John McDonnell & Dominic Harmon
17:Upper limb blocks, David Coventry
18:Lower limb blocks, Colin McCartney
19:Head, neck and airway blocks, Neil Smart, Stephen Hickey & Alistair Nimmo
20:Ophthalmic regional anaesthesia, Hamish McLure
21:Regional anaesthesia in obstetrics, Catriona Connolly & John McClure
22:Regional anaesthesia in children, Steve Roberts
23:Pain and autonomic blocks, Mick Serpell & Andreas Goebel
24:Regional anaesthesia for day-care surgery, Stuart Grant
25:Regional anaesthesia in the elderly, Bernadette Veering