Atlas of Pain Injection Techniques
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- 2nd Edition - November 27, 2013
- Latest edition
- Authors: Therese C. O'Connor, Stephen E. Abram
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 4 7 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 0 3 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 8 0 1 - 1
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Hone your pain injection skills with Atlas of Pain Injection Techniques! This highly illustrated, "off-the-shelf" guide offers easy-to-follow descriptions of today’s best techniques for administering basic nerve blocks. Ideal for relative newcomers to pain management as well as for anesthesiology trainees, this medical reference book provides exactly the fundamental guidance you need to master these essential procedures.
- Find information quickly with a user-friendly, templated format that guides you through each nerve block in a consistent and easy-to-follow manner.
- Rely on expert recommendations when considering local anesthetics, corticosteroids, and neurolytic agents.
Anaesthetists in training and in practice, particularly those in a pain clinic setting; pain medicine specialists; palliative care physicians and trainees; pain clinic/palliative care nurses; primary care physicians.
1. Mechanisms of pain transmission—an overview of anatomy and physiology2. Joint injections2.1 Lumbar facet joint injection2.1 Cervical facet joint injection2.3 Sacro-iliac joint injection3. Epidural blockade3.1 Lumbar epidural block3.2 Thoracic epidural block3.3 Cervical epidural block3.4 Caudal epidural block3.5 Long-term epidural catheter insertion4. Somatic nerve blockade4.1 Intercostal nerve block4.2 Interpleural block4.3 Lumbar nerve root block4.4 Thoracic nerve root block4.5 Sacral nerve root block4.6 Occipital nerve block4.7 Trigeminal ganglion (Gasserian) block5. Autonomic blockade5.1 Stellate ganglion block—C6 (classic) approach5.2 Stellate ganglion block—C7 approach5.3 Lumbar sympathetic block5.4 Celiac plexus block—retrocrural approach5.5 Celiac plexus block—anterocrural approach5.6 Splanchnic nerve block5.7 Hypogastric plexus block5.8 Ganglion impar block5.9 Intravenous regional sympathetic block—upper limb5.10 Intravenous regional sympathetic block—lower limb6. Muscle injection6.1 Trigger-point injection—neck6.2 Trigger-point injection—back6.3 Gluteus medius injection6.4 Piri formis injection7. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)Appendix 1 Suggested local anestheticsAppendix 2 Suggested corticosteroidsAppendix 3 Suggested neurolytic agentsAppendix 4 Recommended resuscitation drugs and equipmentAppendix 5 Dermatomes
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: November 27, 2013
- Language: English
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Therese C. O'Connor
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Anaesthetist, Pain Specialist, St. Joseph's Private Hospital, Longhanelton, Calry, Sligo, IrelandSA
Stephen E. Abram
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WIRead Atlas of Pain Injection Techniques on ScienceDirect