Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword by Paul F. White
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: HISTORY
1. The History of Local Anesthesia, Bonnie Beschner, Christopher Robards, Lakshmanasamy Somasundaram, and William Harrop-Griffiths
PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Section One: Anatomy & Electrophysiology
2. Embryology, Patrick M. McQuillan
3. Functional Regional Anesthesia Anatomy, Faruk Dilberovic, Eldan Kapur, Chi Wong, and Admir Hadzic
4. Histology of Peripheral Nerves, Zakira Mornjakovic and Steven Deschner
5. Peripheral Nerve Stimulators and Electrophysiology of Nerve Stimulation, Ban C.H. Tsui and Admin Hadzic
Section Two: Pharmacology
6. Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics, John Butterworth
7. Newer Amide Anesthetics and Sustained-Release Local Anesthetics, Clint E. Elliott, Leslie C. Thomas, and Alan C. Santos
8. Analgesic Adjuvants in Neuraxial Anesthesia, Daniel T. Warren and Spencer S. Liu
9. Analgesic Adjuvants in the Peripheral Nervous System, Colin J.L. McCartney
10. Local Anesthetic Solutions for Continuous Nerve Blocks, Marta Putzu & Andrea Casati
11. Sedation-Analgesia during Local & Regional Anesthesia, Paul F. White

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2007 BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS
Highy Commended – Textbook of Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Hadzic
`This is a superbly illustrated and comprehensive text covering all aspects of regional anaesthesia. It has both in-depth analysis of methods and risks as well as rapid access clinical pearls to focus necessary information of the rapid “in-theatre” check. A useful addition to any anaesthesia library.’ BMA REVIEWER QUOTE 2007