Principles and Practice of Peripheral Nerve Blockade

Author: Xue Fushan
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This concise, colorful textbook, written by experts from the New York Institute of Regional Anesthesia—the world-leading training system integrating clinical practice, teaching, and research in regional anesthesia—is designed to help readers master and update their knowledge of nerve block techniques. Through the vivid presentation of over 240 clinical photographs and line drawings, this book provides readers with operation guides for most important peripheral nerve block techniques, offering the most practical and artistically rich guidance. The entire book adopts a unified "reader-friendly" format, providing rigorous step-by-step guidance for each nerve block technique. Each chapter begins with a unique "Nerve Block Technique Summary," serving as a "cheat sheet" that concisely lists the key features of each nerve block technique, including indications, anatomic landmarks, equipment, local anesthetic dosage, and the complexity of the procedure. Additionally, a separate chapter titled "Key to Successful Performance of Peripheral Nerve Block Techniques" succinctly summarizes general guidelines for selecting nerve block techniques.
Key Features of the Book:
- Clear, accurate, and step-by-step guidance for most important nerve block techniques using real patients.
- Detailed, clinically oriented descriptions and illustrations that emphasize both theory and practice.
- Vivid and colorful original illustrations and clinical photographs that explain each nerve block technique in an extraordinary manner.
- Numerous "key points" and "target points for needle insertion" for each nerve block technique.
- Tables for selecting local anesthetics for each nerve block technique.
- Dedicated chapters covering equipment and patient monitoring, basic anatomy, clinical pharmacology, and nerve complications.
- Each chapter includes recommended references for further reading.
With its high level of guidance, perfect explanations, and concise writing style, this book has become a "must-have" reference for every reader, serving as a practical guide for learning and applying artistically rich nerve block techniques—procedures that are increasingly widely used in daily clinical anesthesia practice. This book should be one of the essential reads in every anesthesiologist's library.