Local infiltration analgesia: a technique for orthopaedic surgery of the hip, knee and lumbar spine

INDICE: Chapter 1 How it all started Chapter 2 Physiology and anatomy Chapter 3 Local infiltration analgesia – technique Chapter 4 Safety issues Chapter 5 Outcomes Chapter 6 Thromboprophylaxis and local infiltration analgesia Chapter 7 Local infiltration analgesia and infection Chapter 8 Local infiltration analgesia for lumbar spine surgery Chapter 9 Post-operative care Chapter 10 Implementation: Making it work Appendix 1* Ropivacaine Following several serious and/or fatal adverse events resulting from the use of bupivacaine in the mid 1970s, research and development of a safer, long-acting local anaesthetic was undertaken. The result was the development of ropivacaine. Appendix 2 Local anaesthetic toxicity Minor toxicity is seen at low blood levels and includes postural hypotension, tinnitus, tongue numbness, restlessness perioral numbness, nausea and vomiting. These rarely require treatment, but occasionally intravenous fluids and vasoconstrictors are ... Appendix 3 Lipid rescue protocol Details of the Lipid Rescue protocol are available from the website http://www.lipidrescue.org/. Appendix 4 Patient information sheets Quick recovery after surgery can only happen if it does not hurt too much, so effective pain management is one of our main priorities. We expect to be able to keep you very comfortable after your surgery and, consequently, you should be able to be up and ... Appendix 5 Staff information To provide guidelines for the administration of local anaesthetic into the intra-articular catheter, inserted intra operatively, for post-operative pain management for Dr Kohan’s patients who have had hip and knee surgery.

• ISBN: 978-1-4398-1176-4
• Editorial: Informa Healthcare
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 128
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés