CHAPTER 33 Intercostal block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Upper abdominal and thoracic superficial procedures; insertion of thoracostomy and gastrostomy tubes. Therapeutic Postoperative pain therapy after upper abdominal and…
CHAPTER 24 Posterior sciatic block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgery Surgical procedures on the lower limb from the knee distally, including Achilles’ tendon repair and most foot surgery (excluding…
CHAPTER 34 Transversus abdominis plane block John McDonnell, Brian O’Donnell Indications Surgical Analgesia for abdominal surgery with incision at or below the level of the T8 dermatome: bilateral block for…
CHAPTER 28 Iliacus block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Muscle biopsy; skin-graft donor site; patellar fracture fixation or wiring; combined with other techniques for saphenofemoral vein ligation; hip fracture…
CHAPTER 16 Supraclavicular block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures of the proximal humerus, elbow, forearm, and hand. Therapeutic Complex regional pain syndrome; postamputation pain; postherpetic neuralgia; tumor-related…
CHAPTER 29 Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures involving the lateral side of thigh and knee, including skin-graft harvesting from the lateral…
CHAPTER 12 Orbital blocks John McAdoo Indications Surgical Cataract extraction; trabeculectomy; vitrectomy; cryotherapy; panphotocoagulation. Therapeutic Postoperative pain relief. Contraindications Absolute See Chapter 4. Relative Myopia; anatomic or pathologic abnormalities, which…
CHAPTER 17 Suprascapular block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures on the shoulder as a supplementary analgesic technique. Therapeutic Shoulder pain; frozen shoulder (to facilitate physiotherapy). Contraindications Absolute…
CHAPTER 3 Local anesthetics Frank Loughnane The peripheral nerve Applied anatomy The typical nerve cell has been traditionally described in terms of having a cell body (perikaryon), multiple dendrites, and…
CHAPTER 11 Cervical plexus block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Superficial neck procedures; excision of thyroglossal and branchial cysts; excision of neck lymph nodes; thyroid and parathyroid surgery; carotid…
