Research Catalog

Title

Complications of regional anesthesia / [edited by] Brendan T. Finucane.

Publication

New York : Churchill Livingstone, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

Finucane, Brendan T.

Description

xiv, 340 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"Here is the first book to specifically address the complications and adverse reactions associated with regional anesthesia. A roster of well-respected international authorities provide you with comprehensive, richly illustrated guidance on avoiding complications ... and managing those that arise."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Intraoperative Complications > prevention & control
• Conduction anesthesia > Complications
• Anesthesia, Conduction > adverse effects
• Treatment Outcome
• Anesthetics, Local > adverse effects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Regional Anesthesia Safety / John W. R. Mcintyre -- 2. Risk-Benefit Comparisons for Regional and General Anesthesia / Nigel E. Sharrock -- 3. Complications of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia / Robert C. Hamilton -- 4. Complications of Brachial Plexus Anesthesia / Brendan T. Finucane -- 5. Complications of Paravertebral, Intercostal, and Interpleural Nerve Blocks / Mitchell D. Tobias and F. Michael Ferrante -- 6. Local Anesthetic Toxicity / David L. Brown -- 7. Peripheral Nerve Injury After Regional Anesthesia / Dag Selander -- 8. Central Neural Blockade: Complications Related to Management of Acute Pain / Richard C. Etches -- 9. Complications of Regional Anesthesia in Chronic Pain Therapy / Jeremy Weinbren and Vincent Chan -- 10. Regional Anesthesia and Infection / Terese T. Horlocker and Denise J. Wedel -- 11. Complications of Central Neural Blockade / Sunil Gupta, Pekka Tarkkifa and Brendan T. Finucane --
• 12. Complications of Intravenous Regional Anesthesia / Dominic A. Cave and Barry A. Finegan -- 13. Complications of Catheter Techniques / Per H. Rosenberg -- 14. Complications of Obstetric Regional Anesthesia / David J. Birnbach and Fazeela Ferouz -- 15. Complications of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia / Lynn M. Broadman -- 16. Major Neurologic Injury Following Regional Anesthesia / David J. Sage -- 17. Evaluation of Neurologic Injury After Regional Anesthesia / Quinn Hogan, Lloyd Hendrix and Safwan Jaradeh -- 18. Regional Anesthesia in the Presence of Neurologic Disease / Andrea Kattula, Paul Kranner and George Arndt -- 19. Medicolegal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia / Philip R. Bromage -- 20. Case Studies of Regional, Anesthesia / William F. Urmey.

ISBN

0443075360

LCCN

98027027

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries