Pain Medicine: History, Emergence as a Medical Specialty, and Evolution of the Multidisciplinary Approach Rollin M. Gallagher Scott M. Fishman History of Pain Treatment The treatment of pain reaches back…
Neural Blockade for Ambulatory Surgery Michael F. Mulroy Regional anesthesia techniques for surgical patients have grown in popularity because of dramatic advantages in postoperative pain relief, less nausea, and increased…
Neural Blockade for Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery David O. Gorman David J. Birnbach Pain management in the parturient is a challenging clinical situation that requires knowledge of maternal and fetal…
Neural Blockade for Orthopedic Surgery Xavier Capdevila Paul Zetlaoui Stephen Mannion Anesthesia for orthopedic surgery is a significant anesthetic subspecialty. The concurrent use of antithrombotic therapy, risk of significant blood…
Neural Blockade for Abdominal and Thoracic (Non-vascular) Surgery Francisco Asenjo Francesco Carli Regional Anesthesia for Thoracic (Noncardiac) Surgery Thoracic surgery has benefited greatly from advances in anesthesia. Sixty years ago,…
Neural Blockade of the Eye Kathryn E. McGoldrick Marianne E. Feitl Orbital injection of local anesthetic was first performed in 1884, with cocaine, for enucleation of the globe (1). However,…
Neural Blockade for Cardiovascular Surgery Mark A. Chaney Adequate postoperative analgesia prevents unnecessary patient discomfort, may decrease morbidity, may decrease postoperative hospital length of stay, and may thus decrease cost….
Neural Blockade for Surgery to the Head and Neck Ban C. H. Tsui Derek Dillane Brendan T. Finucane Regional anesthesia techniques for the head and neck region are diversified. The…
Neurologic Complications of Peripheral Neural Blockade Hervé Bouaziz Dan Benhamou The exponential increase in the utilization of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) began in the 1990s. This increase has been more…
Intercostal, Intrapleural, and Peripheral Blockade of the Thorax and Abdomen Dominic C. Harmon George D. Shorten Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are applicable to virtually every thoracic and abdominal surgical procedure….
