Current Concepts in Regional Anaesthesia: Proceedings of the second general meeting of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Multiple Intercostal Blocks by a Single Injection? — A Clinical and Radiological Investigation....Pages 1-7
An Alternative Method of Intercostal Block (Studies of the use of the Jet Injector)....Pages 8-13
The Mixed Lumbar-Lumbosacral or Psoascompartment Block....Pages 14-22
Transsacral Block....Pages 23-31
Regional Block in Children....Pages 32-41
Celiac Plexus Block....Pages 42-55
Sympathetic Dystrophies: I.V. Regional Guanethidine versus Stellate Ganglion Blocks....Pages 56-60
Surface Landmarks for Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block....Pages 61-67
Comparativ Study of the Effect of Plain and CO 2 -Local Anaesthetics in Peripheral Nerve Blocks....Pages 68-81
The Extent of Blockade Following Various Techniques of Brachial Plexus Block....Pages 82-90
Haemodynamics and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension....Pages 91-103
Epidural Anaesthesia in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension....Pages 104-110
Epidural Anesthesia for the Pregnant Diabetic....Pages 111-122
Peridural Anaesthesia in Caesarean Section....Pages 123-129
Epidural Analgesia and High Risk Vaginal Delivery....Pages 130-141
Concepts and Perspectives in Spinal Anesthesia....Pages 142-150
Current Concepts and Perspectives in Epidural Anaesthesia....Pages 151-166
Pharmacokinetics in Spinal and Epidural Anaesthesia....Pages 167-173
Effects of Adrenaline during Epidural and Spinal Anaesthesia....Pages 174-185
Cardiovascular Effects of Epidural and Spinal Block....Pages 186-191
Absorption and Disposition of Local Anaesthetics in Relation to Regional Blood Flow Changes....Pages 192-202
Mechanisms of Pain....Pages 203-209
Regional Blockade versus Analgesic Therapy....Pages 210-218
Analgesic and Respiratory Effects of Subcutaneous and Epidurally Administered Morphine in Rats....Pages 219-225
Continuous Epidural Anaesthesia Advantages and Disadvantages....Pages 226-236
The Endocrine-Metabolic Response to Postoperative Pain....Pages 237-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-252