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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|1 pages
General Considerations
section Section I|48 pages
Anatomical and Developmental Data
section Section II|30 pages
Pain
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 II|66 pages
Lower Limb Blocks
section Section III|88 pages
Blocks Along the Neuraxis
section Section IV|40 pages
Other Types of Regional Anesthesia in Children