Acute Pain Medicine

Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD, COL (ret) MC, USA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University of Health SciencesMichael Kent, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Fellowship Director, Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia, University Services University of Health SciencesJason C. Brookman, M.D, Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, North American Partners in Anesthesia. Director of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Patrick Tighe, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, GainesvilleEdward R. Mariano, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineDavid A. Edwards, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

• Foreword by Kent TigheForeword 2 by Daniel CarrPrefaceSection I. The Practice of Acute Pain Medicine Chapter 1. Acute Pain Medicine Services-Structure and ProceduresChapter 2. Economics of Acute Pain MedicineSection II. Case-Based Acute Pain MedicineChapter 3. Total Shoulder ArthroplastyChapter 4. Open Reduction Internal Fixation: Radius FractureChapter 5. Arthroscopic Shoulder SurgeryChapter 6. Total Knee ArthroplastyChapter 7. Total Hip ArthroplastyChapter 8. Ankle ArthrodesisChapter 9. Arthroscopic Knee SurgeryChapter 10. Whipple ProcedureChapter 11. Breast SurgeryChapter 12. Colorectal SurgeryChapter 13. Thoracic SurgeryChapter 14. Open Abdominal Aortic AneurysmChapter 15. Complex SpineChapter 16. CraniotomyChapter 17. PolytraumaChapter 18. Complex Regional Pain SyndromeChapter 19. Sickle Cell Pain CrisisChapter 20. Hip FractureChapter 21. Pediatric Inguinal Hernia RepairChapter 22. Pediatric Exploratory LaparotomyChapter 23. Pediatric OrthopedicsChapter 24. Pediatric Scoliosis RepairChapter 25. Pediatric TonsillectomySection III. Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia: Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia (MARAA) Chapter 26. MARAA Initiative HistoryChapter 27. Regional Anesthesia EquipmentChapter 28. Local Anesthetics and AdditivesChapter 29. Physics of Ultrasound and Nerve StimulationChapter 30. Upper Extremity NeuroanatomyChapter 31. Cervical Plexus BlockChapter 32. Interscalene BlockChapter 33. Supraclavicular BlockChapter 34. Infraclavicular BlockChapter 35. Axillary BlockChapter 36. Peripheral Nerve Blocks of the ArmChapter 37. Pectoralis and Serratus Plane BlocksChapter 38. Erector Spinae Plane BlockChapter 39. Lower Extremity NeuroanatomyChapter 40. Lumbar Plexus BlockChapter 41. Femoral Nerve BlockChapter 42. Individual Nerve Blocks of the Lumbar PlexusChapter 43. Sciatic Nerve Block: Posterior and Alternative ApproachesChapter 44. Sciatic Nerve Block: Anterior ApproachChapter 45. Sciatic Nerve Block: Lateral ApproachChapter 46. Sciatic Nerve Block: Popliteal Chapter 47. Ankle BlockChapter 48. Paravertebral Nerve Block Chapter 49. Transversus Abdominis Plane BlockChapter 50. Quadratus Lumborum BlockChapter 51. Neuraxial Anesthesia/Analgesia Chapter 52. Regional Anesthesia ComplicationsChapter 53. Continuous Peripheral Nerve BlocksChapter 54. Interventional Chronic Pain TreatmentChapter 55. Surgical Pain ManagementChapter 56. Basic Pediatric Regional AnesthesiaChapter 57. Air TransportChapter 58. Novel Medical AcupunctureChapter 59. Acute Pain NursingChapter 60. Acute Pain in the FieldFurther ReadingIndex

This book is well formatted and does an exemplary job of educating readers on the updated approach to management pain. The case-based approach to acute pain medicine is unique and highly useful for the intended audience, lending it a practicality that makes the book stand out.