Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

Introduction, PART ONE: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, SECTION I: ANATOMICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DATA, Chapter 1 General Organization of the Nervous System, Chapter 2 Embryology of the Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves, and Vertebrae, Chapter 3 The Spinal Cord and the Spinal Canal, Chapter 4 The Peripheral Nerves, Chapter 5 The Autonomic Nervous System, SECTION II: PAIN, Chapter 1 The Physiology of Pain, Chapter 2 The Assessment of Pain in Children, SECTION III: PHARMACOLOGY, Chapter 1 Local Anesthetics and A dditives, Chapter 2 Narcotics and Non-Narcotic Analgesics, SECTION IV: PRACTICE OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN CHILDREN, Chapter 1 Indications, Effects, and Monitoring Procedures, Chapter 2 Selection of Materials and Techniques, Chapter 3 Adverse Reactions to Local Anesthetics, PART TWO: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS, SECTION I: UPPER LIMB BLOCKS, Chapter 1 Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks, Chapter 2 Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks, Chapter 3 Distal Conduction Blocks, Chapter 4 Other Types of Regional Anesthesia, SECTION II: LOWER LIMB BLOCKS, Chapter 1 Blocks of Nerves of the Lumbar Plexus Supplying the Lower Extremities, Chapter 2 Blocks of Nerves of the Sacral Plexus Supplying the Lower Extremities, Chapter 3 Distal Conduction Blocks, Chapter 4 Other Types of Regional Anesthesia, SECTION III: BLOCKS ALONG THE NEURAXIS, Chapter 1 Caudal Anesthesia, Chapter 2 Epidural Anesthesia, Chapter 3 Spinal Anesthesia, SECTION IV: OTHER TYPES OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN CHILDREN, Chapter 1 Blocks of Nerves of the Trunk, Chapter 2 Blocks of Nerves Supplying the Head and Neck, Chapter 3 Miscellaneous, CONCLUSION, Index