Complications of Regional Anesthesia

Part I. General Considerations

1. The History of Local and Regional Anesthesia
Brendan T. Finucane

2. Regional Anesthesia Safety
John W. R. McIntyre, Brendan T. Finucane

3. Local Anesthetic Toxicity: Prevention and Management
Derek Dillane

4. Outcome Studies Comparing Regional and General Anesthesia
Brian O’Donnell, Michael O’Sullivan

Part II. Special Considerations

5. Nerve Injury Resulting from Intraneural Injection When Performing Peripheral Nerve Block
Rakesh V. Sondekoppam, Ban C. H. Tsui

6. Regional Anesthesia in the Presence of Neurologic Disease
John Shepler, Andrea Kattula, George Arndt

7. Evaluation of Neurologic Injury Following Regional Anesthesia
Quinn Hogan, Keith McCollister, Matthew Harmelink, Laura Kohl, Michael Collins

8. Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation
Robert B. Bolash, Richard W. Rosenquist

9. Infection in Association with Local and Regional Anesthesia
Terese T. Horlocker, Denise J. Wedel, Adam D. Niesen

10. Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Safe Practice and Management
Geert-Jan Geffen, Jörgen Bruhn

Part III. Specific Regional Blocks: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events

11. Complications of Regional Anesthesia: Upper and Lower Extremity Blockade
Stephen Choi, Patrick B. Y. Wong, Kristen Gadbois, Colin J. L. McCartney

12. Complications of Thoracic Wall Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
Christine Lee, F. Michael Ferrante

13. Abdominal Wall Blocks: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
James D. Griffiths, Peter D. Hebbard

14. Epidural Blockade: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
Steven J. Gaff

15. Spinal Anesthesia: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events
Pekka Tarkkila

Part IV. Specific Patient Populations: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events

16. Complications of Regional Anesthesia in Chronic Pain Therapy
David Flamer, Rachael Seib, Philip W. H. Peng

17. Local and Regional Anesthesia in the Elderly
Ferrante S. Gragasin, Ban C. H. Tsui

18. Local and Regional Analgesia for Labor and Delivery
Yoo Kuen Chan, Peng Chiong Tan

19. Local and Regional Anesthesia in the Obese Patients
Hendrikus J. M. Lemmens

20. Local and Regional Anesthesia in Pediatrics
Belen Jose Maria

Part V. Special Environments: Safe Practice and Management of Adverse Events

21. Local and Regional Anesthesia in Dental and Oral Surgery
Stanley F. Malamed, Kenneth L. Reed, Amanda Okundaye, Andrea Fonner

22. Local and Regional Anesthesia in the Emergency Room
Andrew A. Herring

23. Recognizing and Mitigating Risk of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia
Brad Wakeman, Robert William Andrew Machuk, Rizwan Somani, Dean Y. Mah, Ian M. MacDonald

24. Local Infiltration Analgesia for Orthopedic Joint Surgery
Sugantha Ganapathy, James L. Howard, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam

25. Local and Regional Anesthesia in Plastic Surgery: Safety Considerations and Management of Adverse Events
John Mesa, Don Lalonde, Luis O. Vasconez

Part VI. Morbidity Studies: International Perspective

26. Development and Methodology of a Registry of Regional Anaesthesia
Michael J. Barrington

27. Australia: Results of a Multicenter Registry of Regional Anesthesia
Michael J. Barrington

28. Canada: Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia Practice
Kari G. Smedstad, Brendan T. Finucane

29. France: Regional Anesthesia Morbidity Study
Dan Benhamou

30. Nordic Countries: Principles of Safe Practice in Local and Regional Anesthesia
Mikko T. Pitkänen

31. United Kingdom: Recent Advances in the Safety and Prevention of Regional Anesthesia Complications
Graeme A. McLeod

32. United States: Complications Associated with Regional Anesthesia (An American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Analysis)
Christopher Kent, Karen L. Posner, Lorri A. Lee, Karen B. Domino

33. United States: Chronic Pain Management (American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Closed Claims Project)
Albert H. Santora

Part VII. Medical Legal Aspects

34. Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia: Physician Perspective
Albert H. Santora

35. Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia: Legal Perspective
Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Kelly Byrne

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine