ABSTRACT

This book provides a precise description of safe and reliable procedures for regional anesthesia in children. It covers the advantages and disadvantages, specific features related to the pediatric range of ages, and the practical importance of the described procedures. Written in two main parts, emphasis is placed on scientific basis and technical approach. It includes both anatomical and psychological aspects of pain, as well as detailed viewpoints of parents, children, surgeons, and anesthetists. This book is a must for all anesthesiologists and will be particularly useful to students of medicine and anesthesiology and nurses working with intensive care units.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part One|1 pages

General Considerations

section Section I|48 pages

Anatomical and Developmental Data

section Section II|30 pages

Pain

chapter Chapter 1|12 pages

The Physiology of Pain

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

The Assessment of Pain in Children

section Section III|62 pages

Pharmacology

section Section IV|58 pages

Practice of Regional Anesthesia in Children

part Two|1 pages

Technical Considerations

section Section I|78 pages

Upper Limb Blocks

section Section III|88 pages

Blocks Along the Neuraxis

chapter Chapter 1|22 pages

Caudal Anesthesia

chapter Chapter 2|41 pages

Epidural Anesthesia

chapter Chapter 3|19 pages

Spinal Anesthesia

section Section IV|40 pages

Other Types of Regional Anesthesia in Children

chapter Chapter 1|24 pages

Blocks of Nerves of the Trunk

chapter Chapter 3|8 pages

Miscellaneous