Anesthesia and Analgesia in the Global Context
Abstract: More than 5 of the world’s 7 billion people lack access to safe anesthesia and surgical services. Surgical disease accounts for 30% of global disease burden, yet less than…
ANESTHESIA
Perioperative Medicine
Key Points ▪ The practice of anesthesiology continues to evolve with health care for patients undergoing new and, in many cases, more complicated procedures in the operating room as well…
The Scope of Modern Anesthetic Practice
Key Points ▪ The scope of modern anesthesia practice includes preoperative evaluation and preparation; intraprocedural care; postoperative care including acute pain management; critical care, resuscitation, and retrieval; chronic pain management;…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hallux Valgus Deformity
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hallux Valgus Deformity CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Bunion, which is also known as the hallux valgus, refers to a constellation of symptoms including soft tissue swelling over the…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Posterior tibialis tendonitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by sharp, constant, and severe inner ankle pain. This painful condition is often…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Intermetatarsal Bursitis
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Intermetatarsal Bursitis CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Intermetatarsal bursitis refers to a constellation of symptoms including pain and tenderness over the affected intermetatarsal spaces, which radiate distally into the…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hammertoe Pain Syndrome
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hammertoe Pain Syndrome CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Hammertoe refers to a constellation of symptoms including a painful flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint with the middle and…
Ultrasound-Guided Metatarsal and Digital Nerve Block of the Foot
Ultrasound-Guided Metatarsal and Digital Nerve Block of the Foot CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Ultrasound-guided metatarsal and digital nerve block is useful in the management of the pain subserved by the metatarsal and…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Achilles Tendonitis
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Achilles Tendonitis CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Achilles tendonitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by sharp, constant, and severe posterior ankle pain on plantar flexion of the ankle. Patients…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Sesamoiditis Pain
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Sesamoiditis Pain CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Sesamoiditis is one of the most common pain syndromes that affects the forefoot. Caused by inflammation of the sesamoid bones, sesamoiditis is…
