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L E Spitzer

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Clinical aspects of CRNA practice. Regional anesthesia.

Regional techniques have become increasingly popular for anesthesia and analgesia for surgical patients. It is also frequently used for the patient with nonsurgical pain such as cancer. New discoveries in physiology, pharmacology, pain modulation and transmission as well as pain management therapies are a dynamic field of study in regional anesthesia and analgesia. Nurse-anesthetists provide regional techniques as part of their armamentarium of clinical skills.

Adjuvants, Anesthesia↗

Preoperative evaluation of the patient for regional anesthesia.

The preoperative evaluation of the surgical patient is important for optimizing the anesthetic management. The evaluation process for the regional anesthesia candidate is reviewed. Patient selection, a review of organ systems, and the impact of medications and selected diseases are also discussed.

Anesthesia, Conduction↗

Sedation and analgesia techniques for regional anesthesia.

The use of adjuvant drugs for regional anesthesia may be indicated for a variety of reasons. Some general patient considerations, indications for the commonly used sedatives and analgesics, and administration techniques for these agents for patients having regional anesthesia are discussed.

Analgesics↗