Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy

Danilo Jankovic is currently Director of the Regional Pain Management Centre DGS in Cologne-Huerth. Dr. Jankovic’s main areas of interest include regional nerve blocks in anesthesia and interventional pain management, regional anesthesia anatomy, treatment of pain by developing new techniques designed and published for the rapid resolution of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, medicolegal documentation in regional anesthesia, e.g., Dr. Jankovic is a member of numerous professional associations and has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.Dr. Jankovic has been awarded with Rudolf Frey Award 2000 and German Pain Association Award 2007 for his contribution in the field of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. Dr. Jankovic has authored the book Regional Nerve Blocks and Infiltration Therapy (1st–4th ed.), which has been translated into six languages and awarded “book of the year” 2005 by the Society of Authors and The Royal Society of Medicine in London. He has also contributed many chapters to textbooks edited by colleagues.Philip Peng is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine of the University of Toronto. He has played an important role in the education of pain medicine and established major teaching courses for Pain in Canada such as Canadian Pain Interventional Course and Ultrasound for Pain Medicine Course. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) honored him with the Founder designation in pain medicine for his role in establishing pain medicine subspecialty in Canada. He is a leader, researcher, educator, and pioneer in the application of ultrasound for pain medicine. His innovative research led to different new procedures in pain intervention, including ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block and pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block.He received numerous awards including the prestigious John J Bonica award from American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and Distinguished Service Award from both the European Society of Regional Anesthesia-Spain Chapter and Canadian Pain Society. He has delivered more than 400 lectures and workshops nationally and internationally. He has edited 8 books and published 240 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

• Part I. General Consideration.- Regional nerve block in anesthesia and pain therapy-general consideration.- Basic of ultrasound imaging.- Use of nerve stimulation in regional anesthesia.- Complication of regional anesthesia.- Local anesthetic systemic toxicity.- Part II. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy in Head and Neck Region.- Regional anesthesia in ophthalmology.- Regional anesthesia for airway.-Nerve block for trigeminal nerve (superficial).- Nerve block for trigeminal nerve (deep).- Gasserian ganglion ablation and sphenopalatine ganglion intervention.- Occipital nerve.- Cervical sympathetic chain and superior cervical ganglion.- Cervical plexus block.- Cervical interlaminar epidural injection.- Cervical facet nerve block and denervation.- Cervical nerve root injection.- Cervical dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment.- Part III. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy for Shoulder.- Suprascapular nerve.- Axillary nerve.- Nerve block for pain therapy in shoulder.- Rotator muscles and subscapular nerve injection.- Calcific tendinitis intervention.- Shoulder joint denervation.- Part IV. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy for Upper Limb.- Brachial plexus-Anatomy.- Brachial plexus above the clavicle.- Brachial plexus below the clavicle.- Brachial plexus block-landmark guided technique.- Intravenous regional anesthesia IVRA.- Peripheral nerve block around elbow or forearm.- Pain procedures around elbow.- Pain procedures around wrist.- Part V. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy in Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis.- Thoracic paravertebral block.- Pectoralis nerve and serratus plane block.- Transverse abdominal plane block.- Quadratus lumborum block.- Intercostal nerve block.- Ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerve block.- Piriformis and obturator internus injection.- Pudendal nerve.- Paracervical block.- Part VI. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy in Neuraxial Region.- Neuraxial anatomy and sonoanatomy.- Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia for surgery.- Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia for obstetric practice.- Thoracic facet block.- Celiac plexus block.- Lumbar sympathetic block.- Lumbar facet nerve and joint block.- Lumbar facet denervation.- Superior hypogastric plexus and ganglion impar block.- Sacroiliac joint injection.- Sacral lateral branch block and radiofrequency ablation.- Sacral nerve root.- Caudal epidural.- Lumbosacral epiduroscopy.- Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty.- Part VII. Nerve Block for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy for Lower Limb.- Lumbar plexus block-anterior approach (femoral nerve, 3-in-1, fascia iliaca block).- Posterior approach to peripheral nerve block in the lumbar region.- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.- Obturator nerve.- Sciatic nerve-proximal.- Sciatic nerve-distal.- Adductor canal block.- iPACK block.- Hip joint and trochanteric bursa injection.- Hip joint pericapsular nerve group block and denervation.- Knee joint injection.- Knee joint denervation.- Ankle nerve block.- Ankle joint injection.- Metatarsophalangeal joint and Morton’s neuroma injection.- Landmark guided technique for regional anesthesia of lower limb.- Part VIII. Neuromodulation Therapy.- Peripheral nerve stimulation.- Spinal cord stimulation.- Intrathecal drug delivery system.- Part IX. Regional Anesthesia for Children.- Regional anesthesia for upper limb in children.- Regional anesthesia for lower limb in children.- Truncal and neuraxial blockade in children.