Ultrasound guidance in regional anaesthesia principles and practical implementation Peter Marhofer

Revised edition of: Ultrasound guidance for nerve blocks : principles and practical implementation / Peter Marhofer. 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index

Basic principles of ultrasonography -- Scientific background of ultrasound guidance in regional anaesthesia -- Initial considerations and potential advantages of regional anaesthesia under ultrasound guidance -- Technique limitations and suggestions for a training concept -- Have we reached the gold standard in regional anaesthesia? -- Technical and organization prerequisites for ultrasonographic-guided blocks -- Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthetic techniques in children: current developments and particular considerations -- Ultrasound appearance of nerves and other anatomical or non-anatomical structures -- Needle guidance techniques -- Pearls and pitfalls -- Nerve supply of big joints -- Neck blocks -- Upper extremity blocks -- Lower extremity blocks -- Truncal blocks -- Neuraxial block techniques -- Peripheral catheter techniques -- Future perspectives

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This second edition of the well-illustrated practical handbook provides a concise summary of the basics of ultrasound technology, and includes the most recent knowledge in the topic of ultrasound in regional anaesthesia

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