New Developments in Epidural and Spinal Drug Administration
Published in September 1993
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7020-1751-3 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at anaesthesiologists, and providing coverage of recent advances in epidural and spinal drug administration, this book discusses such topics as: the neurophysiology of acute and chronic pain; epidural and spinal anaesthesia in children; and spine needle manufacture, design and use.
Aimed at anaesthesiologists, and providing coverage of recent advances in epidural and spinal drug administration, this book discusses such topics as: the neurophysiology of acute and chronic pain; epidural and spinal anaesthesia in children; and spine needle manufacture, design and use.
Aimed at anaesthesiologists, and providing coverage of recent advances in epidural and spinal drug administration, this book discusses such topics as: the neurophysiology of acute and chronic pain; epidural and spinal anaesthesia in children; and spine needle manufacture, design and use.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-1751-3 (9780702017513)
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Content
Neurophysiology of acute and chronic pain; recent insights in the anatomy and physiology of the epidural space and some clinical consequences; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medullar agents - local anaesthetics, opoids, the spinal actions of alph 2-adrenergic agonists as analgesics; the use of glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventive post-surgical pain relief; cardiodynamic function during spinal and epidural anaesthesia; epidural and spinal anaesthesia in patients receiving anti-coagulant therapy; combined spinal; epidural anaesthesia in obstetric patients; continuous spinal anaesthesia; epidural and spinal anaesthesia in children; recent advances in epidural and spinal analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetric patients; the role of the perispinal route for postsurgical pain relief; neurologic complications of epidural and spinal techniques; spine needle manufacture, design and use.