Physiology and Pharmacology of Regional Anaesthesia.- Mode of Action of Local Anaesthetics.- Classification of Nerve Fibres by Conduction Velocity and Function.- Latency and Regression Times of Regional Anaesthesia.- Methods for Measuring Effectiveness of Local Anaesthesia on Groups of Fibres in Nervous System.- Animal Experiments.- Clinical Experiments.- Theory of Differential Block.- Experimental and Clinical Foundations.- Contradictory Findings.- Statement of Problem.- Methods.- Subjects and Parameters.- Techniques of Anaesthesia.- Blockade of Median Nerve.- Blockade of Brachial Plexus.- Blockade of Tibial Nerve and Common Peroneal Nerve.- Dosage and Choice of Local Anaesthetics.- Measurement of Voluntary Motoricity.- Measurement of Sympathetic Activity.- Cold Stimulation of Sympathetic Activity.- Measurement of Vasomotor Tone by Telethermography.- Technical Details of Measuring Apparatus.- Skin Areas Investigated.- Quantitative Evaluation of Thermograms.- Graphic Presentation of Measured Values.- Definition of Latency and Regression Times.- Evaluation of Results.- Results.- Documentation.- Individual Investigations.- Summary.- Discussion.- Criticism of Methods.- Discussion of Results.- A Notable Incidental Finding: Influence of Further Injections on Dynamics of Blockade.- Summary.- References.
