Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy: Traditional and Ultrasound-Guided Techniques

Front Matter....Pages i-xl
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Use of Local Anesthetics in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy....Pages 3-16
Regional Nerve Blocks and Infiltration Therapy in Clinical Practice....Pages 17-25
Basics of Ultrasound Imaging....Pages 27-56
Use of Nerve Stimulation and Stimulating Catheters in the Ultrasound Era....Pages 57-65
Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks....Pages 67-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Regional Anesthesia in Ophthalmology....Pages 81-98
Facial Nerve Block....Pages 99-103
Airway....Pages 105-125
Phrenic Nerve Blockade....Pages 127-131
Trigeminal Nerve....Pages 133-160
Trigeminal Nerve: Neurodestructive Procedures....Pages 161-177
Occipital Nerves....Pages 179-186
Stellate Ganglion Block....Pages 187-199
Superior Cervical Ganglion Block....Pages 201-209
Deep (and Superficial) Cervical Plexus....Pages 211-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Block....Pages 225-232
Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Facet Nerve Blocks (Medial Branch and Third Occipital Nerve)....Pages 233-238
(Pulsed) Radiofrequency Treatment Adjacent to the Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglion....Pages 239-246
Cervical Percutaneous Facet (Zygapophyseal Joint = ZA Joint) Denervation....Pages 247-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Suprascapular Nerve Block....Pages 257-280
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Glenohumeral Joint....Pages 281-287
Acromioclavicular Joint....Pages 289-293
Glenohumeral and Acromioclavicular Joint Injection Traditional Techniques....Pages 295-299
Subacromial Subdeltoid Bursa....Pages 301-306
Long Head of Biceps Tendon....Pages 307-311
Calcific Tendinitis....Pages 313-320
Rotator Muscles and Subscapular Nerve Injection....Pages 321-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Brachial Plexus (Introduction and Anatomy)....Pages 341-347
Brachial Plexus Blocks Above the Clavicle....Pages 349-361
Brachial Plexus Blocks Above the Clavicle Traditional Techniques....Pages 363-375
Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block....Pages 377-391
Axillary Brachial Plexus Block....Pages 393-410
Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)....Pages 411-418
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Elbow Region....Pages 421-427
Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Wrist Region....Pages 429-434
Elbow Joint and Tennis Elbow Injection....Pages 435-440
Carpal Tunnel Injection....Pages 441-444
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Thoracic Paravertebral Block....Pages 447-456
Intercostal Nerve Block....Pages 457-464
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
Neuraxial Anatomy and Sonoanatomy....Pages 467-498
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
Neuraxial Blocks: Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia....Pages 499-559
Neuraxial Analgesia in Obstetrics....Pages 561-573
Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia (CSE)....Pages 575-583
Caudal Epidural Injections in Adult Patients....Pages 585-596
Lumbar Sympathetic Block....Pages 597-607
Lumbar Facet Joint and Nerve Injection....Pages 609-615
Lumbar Percutaneous Facet Denervation....Pages 617-621
Sacroiliac Joint....Pages 623-630
Sacral Nerve Root Block....Pages 631-639
Lumbosacral Epiduroscopy....Pages 641-654
Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty....Pages 655-670
Front Matter....Pages 671-671
Celiac Plexus Block....Pages 673-684
Nerve Blocks of the Abdominal Wall....Pages 685-706
Ilioinguinal, Iliohypogastric, and Genitofemoral Nerve Blocks....Pages 707-715
Injection for Piriformis Syndrome....Pages 717-735
Pudendal Nerve Blockade....Pages 737-751
Superior Hypogastric Plexus and Ganglion Impar Block....Pages 753-766
Paracervical (Uterosacral) Block....Pages 767-771
Front Matter....Pages 773-773
Lumbar Plexus and Femoral Nerve Block. Traditional and Ultrasound Guided Techniques....Pages 775-800
Proximal Sciatic Nerve Block-Ultrasound Guided....Pages 801-809
Front Matter....Pages 773-773
Proximal Sciatic Nerve Block-Traditional Technique ....Pages 811-824
Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block....Pages 825-842
The Adductor Canal Block....Pages 843-852
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block....Pages 853-858
Obturator Nerve....Pages 859-861
Peripheral Nerve Block in the Ankle Joint Region....Pages 863-874
Front Matter....Pages 875-875
Hip: Intra-articular and Trochanteric Bursitis Injections....Pages 877-891
Knee Joint: Intra-articular Injection....Pages 893-905
Talotibial (Talocrural) and Subtalar Intra-articular Injection....Pages 907-917
Metatarsophalangeal Joints and Morton’s Neuroma Injections....Pages 919-925
Front Matter....Pages 927-927
Pediatric Peripheral Nerve Block: Upper Limb....Pages 929-946
Pediatric Peripheral Nerve Block: Lower Limb....Pages 947-963
Pediatric Nerve Blockade: Trunk and Neuraxial....Pages 965-987
Back Matter....Pages 989-1010