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From the experts at the New York School of Regional Anesthesia -- one of the world's leading programs for practice, education, and research in the field - comes this concise, full-color tutorial for mastering or updating your expertise in nerve block techniques. Featuring 350 illustrations, including 175 life-like, full-color clinical photographs of actual patients, Peripheral Nerve Blocks provides the most practical, state-of-the-art guidance for most major nerve block procedures. A standardized, user-friendly format provides meticulous, step-by-step instructions for each procedure including:

*General Considerations
*Indications
*Functional Anatomy
*Patient Positioning
*Equipment
*Choice of Local Anesthetic
*Distribution of Anesthesia
*Surface and Anatomical Landmarks
*Single Shot and Continuous Techniques
*Complications and How to Avoid Them

All chapters begin with a unique "Block at a Glance" feature that serves as a "flash card" and conveniently lists the most important, salient features of each block such as: indications, landmarks, equipment, anesthetic, and level of complexity. In addition, a separate "Keys To Success with Nerve Blocks" chapter conveniently summarizes general guidelines for selection of techniques.

FEATURES:
*Clear, accurate, step-by-step instructions for most major nerve block procedures in real patients
*Numerous detailed and clinically insightful descriptions and illustrations, without distracting theoretical considerations
*Brilliant, full-color original illustrations and clinical photographs that illuminate each procedure with unparalleled detail
*Numerous Tipsand Goals specific to every procedure
*Tables with choice of Local Anesthetics specific for each nerve block procedure
*Separate chapters cover equipment and patient monitoring, essential anatomy, clinical pharmacology, neurologic complications, and more
*Suggested Readings included in every chapter

Highly instructive, beautifully illustrated, and superbly written, "PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKS" serves as your personal "hands-on" workshop to learn and utilize state-of-the-art nerve block techniques - an ever-increasing portion of your daily practice. It should be an integral part of your anesthesiology library.

• ISBN: 0071409181
• ISBN-13: 9780071409186
• Editors : Admir Hadzic and Jerry Vloka
• Category : Medical - Anesthesiology
• Language : English
• Format:  Hardcover
• Publication Date: 1/1/2004
• Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
• Price ($AUD): $246.95


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