Regional anaesthesia is used across specialties within anaesthesia, and is a rapidly growing sub-specialty. This new handbook covers both traditional and ultrasound guided techniques, concentrating on the differences between them. Offering readers a comprehensive overview for clinical practice, it includes paediatric and acute pain applications. Each topic covers anatomy, contraindications, landmark/US settings, technique, complications, and clinical notes. Discretesections on pharmacology, principles, and training further the book's use for teaching purposes.It will appeal to both trainees and consultants in regional anaesthesia, as well as anaesthetic nurses and anaesthetic practitioners. Presented in the Oxford Specialist Handbook series, it offers practical advice as well as background information in a convenient pocket-sized title.

Part 1 General considerations; 1 A brief history of regional anaesthesia; 2 The physiology of pain; 3 Local anaesthetics and additives; 4 Local anaesthetic toxicity; 5 Peripheral nerve location using nerve stimulators; 6 Basic physics of ultrasound; 7 Principles and practice of ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia; 8 Risks, benefits, and controversies of regional anaesthesia; 9 Regional anaesthesia in patients taking anticoagulant drugs; 10 Preparation and care of the awake patient during surgery; 11 Wound infiltration and catheters techniques; 12 Dermatomes and myotomes; 13 Paediatric regional anaesthesia techniques; 14 Peripheral nerve catheters; 15 Training and assessment in regional anaesthesia; Part 2 Head and neck; 16 Regional anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery; 17 Maxillofacial blocks; 18 Cervical plexus blocks; 19 Stellate ganglion (cervical sympathetic trunk); 20 Topical and regional anaesthesia of the upper airways; Part 3 Upper limb; 21 Interscalene brachial plexus block; 22 Suprascapular nerve block; 23 Supraclavicular brachial plexus block; 24 Infraclavicular brachial plexus block; 25 Axillary brachial plexus block; 26 Mid-humeral block; 27 Elbow and forearm blocks; 28 Wrist, hand, and finger blocks; 29 Intravenous regional anaesthesia (Bier's block); Part 4 Trunk blocks; 30 Intercostal and interpleural blocks; 31 Paravertebral block; 32 Transcersus abdominis plane (TAP) block; 33 Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve blocks; 34 Rectus sheath block; 35 Penile block; Part 5 Lower limb; 36 Lumbar plexus block; 37 Femoral nerve block; 38 Fascia ilica block; 39 Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh block; 40 Saphenous nerve block; 41 Obturator nerve block; 42 Parasacral approach to sacral plexus block; 43 Proximal sciatic nerve block; 44 Popliteal fossa sciatic nerve block; 45 Ankle block; 46 Foot blocks; Part 6; 47 General considerations for central neuroaxial blocks; 48 Epidural anesthesia and analgesia; 49 Spinal anaesthesia, combined spinal epidural (CSE) and continuous spinal anaesthesia (CSA)