Anesthesia Key

Fig. 22.1 Organization of Emergency Department Regional anesthesia Panel A. (1) Acute pain service/anesthesiologist. This is an obvious partner with emergency clinicians. There are few scenarios where the anesthesiology service…

Fig. 20.1 Transparent blanket covering an infant during induction of general anesthesia previous to the regional block Fig. 20.2 Transparent blanket covering an infant during an ultrasound-assisted caudal block Fig….

Nursing staff education and accreditation  Pain assessment using validated tools  Setup and change of pump and infusion circuit  Monitoring including sensorimotor block, pain, and sedation scores  Recognition of adverse effects…

Fig. 13.1 Abdominal wall blood vessels Nerve injury related to abdominal wall blocks has not been described. It is likely that the small, mobile, and robust nature of the abdominal…

Modality Advantages Disadvantages Spinal anesthesia • Better analgesia in the early postoperative period • Prolonged analgesia with the addition of morphine (150–300 mcg; 4–10 mcg/kg) • Attenuates neuroendocrine response and prevents DVT • Cost…

  Neuraxial n = 317 PNB n = 128 p value Total n = 445 Sex of patients  Female 236 (74 %) 61 (48 %) p < 0.001 297 (67…

Fig. 23.1 Right globe in primary gaze, top view. Green dashed line indicates the plane of the iris; blue dashed line indicates the mid-sagittal plane of the eye and the…

Classification BMI range Health risk Overweight 25–30 Mild Class I 30–35 Moderate Class II 35–40 Severe Class III >40 Very severe Respiratory Considerations At baseline morbidly obese subjects may be…