Regional anesthesia in trauma a case-based approach

• Main Author: Gadsden, Jeff 1972- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
• Series: Cambridge medicine (Series)
• Subjects: Anesthesia, Conduction > methods; Pain Management > methods; Wounds and Injuries > surgery
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"The management of pain from acute injuries is a priority in trauma care. Regional analgesic techniques are very effective at treating acute pain and are gaining in popularity as recognition of their beneficial effects on morbidity increases. Regional Anesthesia in Trauma employs multiple narra...

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• Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Principles of pain management in trauma care; 2. Acute pain, regional anesthesia and the stress response; 3. The progression from acute to chronic pain; 4. Prehospital regional anesthesia; 5. Regional anesthesia and digital replantation; 6. Regional anesthesia and compartment syndrome; 7. Regional anesthesia for blunt chest trauma; 8. Regional anesthesia, trauma, and complex regional pain syndrome; 9. Regional anesthesia and combat care; 10. Regional anesthesia for pediatric trauma; 11. Regional anesthesia for fractured neck of femur; 12. Regional anesthesia in the intoxicated trauma patient; 13. Regional anesthesia for humeral shaft fracture; 14. Regional anesthesia for burns; 15. Regional anesthesia, penetrating abdominal trauma and sepsis; 16. Regional anesthesia in the injured obese patient; 17. Regional anesthesia and lower extremity trauma; 18. Regional anesthesia and traumatic limb amputation; 19. Complications of brachial plexus blockade; 20. Regional anesthesia and trauma in pregnancy; 21. Regional anesthesia and the injured athlete; Index.