Pulmonary Disease 4.1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Florin Costescu Peter Slinger The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a common preventable…
Heart Disease 3.1 Ischemic Heart Disease Giora Landesberg Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has a major impact on perioperative mortality and morbidity. It is important to understand the different presentations of…
Preoperative Basics 2.1 Preoperative Testing David L. Hepner INTRODUCTION Routine preoperative testing lacks clinical utility and may lead to patient harm because of further testing to evaluate abnormal results. Routine…
Acute Pain Medicine Service Kevin E. Vorenkamp Christine L. Oryhan KEY POINTS 1. An organized acute pain medicine service (APMS) improves patient satisfaction and pain control. 2. A balanced multimodal…
Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia Joseph M. Neal KEY POINTS 1. The provision of regional anesthesia must balance its positive benefits with the risk of associated complications. Most regional anesthetic…
Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Kathleen L. McGinn KEY POINTS 1. Performing regional blocks in children under general anesthesia has been shown to be safe and is regarded as the standard of…
Head and Neck Blocks Roderick J. Finlayson KEY POINTS 1. Awake intubation can be the safest course of action in the presence of a difficult airway (1). 2. Adequate airway…
Truncal Blocks Ki J. Chin Monica Liu KEY POINTS 1. When used within the framework of a multimodal regimen, truncal blocks provide effective analgesia for a wide variety of surgical…
Lower Extremity-Sciatic Nerve Block Francis V. Salinas KEY POINTS 1. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the sciatic nerve, and the osseous and articular innervation of the joints of the…
