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| Editorial Board | p. vii |
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Anesthetic Management of Interventional Neuroradiological Procedures | |
| Neurovascular techniques | p. 2 |
| Vascular access | p. 2 |
| Imaging technology | p. 2 |
| Embolic materials | p. 3 |
| Anesthetic considerations | p. 3 |
| Monitoring | p. 5 |
| Arterial pressure | p. 5 |
| Other... MORE | p. 5 |
| Central nervous system monitoring | p. 6 |
| Urinary output | p. 6 |
| Laboratory tests | p. 7 |
| Anesthetic techniques | p. 7 |
| Dynamic sedation | p. 7 |
| Narcotics | p. 9 |
| General anesthesia with tracheal intubation | p. 9 |
| Adjuvant techniques for sedation and general anesthesia | p. 10 |
| Anticoagulation | p. 10 |
| Deliberate hypotension | p. 10 |
| Flow arrest | p. 12 |
| Deliberate hypertension | p. 12 |
| Deliberate hypercapnia | p. 12 |
| Radiation safety | p. 13 |
| Management of procedural catastrophes | p. 13 |
| Transport and postprocedural considerations | p. 14 |
| Specific procedures | p. 14 |
| Suuperselective angiography and therapeutic embolization of AVMs | p. 14 |
| Embolization of spinal sord lesions | p. 15 |
| Carotid test occlusion and therapeutic carotid occlusion | p. 16 |
| Aneurysm ablation | p. 17 |
| Angioplasty | p. 18 |
| Angioplasty for atherosclerosis | p. 19 |
| Thrombolysis for acute stroke | p. 20 |
| Treatment of other CNS vascular malformations | p. 20 |
| Dural AVMs | p. 20 |
| Carotid cavernous fistulae | p. 20 |
| Vein of galen malformation | p. 21 |
| Intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization of tumors | p. 23 |
| Vertebral body compression fracture therapy | p. 23 |
| Summary | p. 24 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 24 |
| Perioperative Management of the Opioid-Tolerant Patient | |
| Nociception: a neuroanatomical review | p. 26 |
| Tolerance and hyperalgesia | p. 27 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia: essentials of current knowledge | p. 28 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in animal studies | p. 28 |
| OEH in animal studies: type of pain stimulus | p. 29 |
| OIH in animal studies: time course and dosing regimen | p. 29 |
| OIH in animal studies: neuroanatomical structures and receptors | p. 30 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in humans: methods and settings of evaluation | p. 32 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in humans: chronic opiate users | p. 32 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in humans: perioperative exposure | p. 34 |
| Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in humans: pain testing opiate-naïve individuals following acute opiate exposure | p. 34 |
| Multimodal analgesia | p. 35 |
| Specific agents | p. 36 |
| Acetaminophen | p. 36 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | p. 36 |
| Gabapentinoids | p. 38 |
| Antidepressants | p. 39 |
| NMDA receptor antagonists | p. 40 |
| Local anesthetics | p. 41 |
| Converting oral and parenteral opioids | p. 42 |
| Converting parenteral opioids to oral opioids and discharge planning | p. 45 |
| Clinical challenges: case presentations illustrating application of pain management principles in opioid-tolerant patients | p. 47 |
| Clinical challenge #1: The patient on oral buprenorphine or Buprenorphine-naloxone combination therapy | p. 47 |
| Clinical challenge #2: Opioid-tolerant patient requiring total knee arthroplasty | p. 48 |
| Clinical challenge #3: Opioid-tolerant Patient with traumatic lower extremity amputation | p. 49 |
| Summary | p. 49 |
| Acknowlrdgments | p. 49 |
| Preoperative Stress Syndromes and Their Evaluation, Consultation, and Management | |
| Pathophysiology | p. 56 |
| Epidemiology | p. 56 |
| Anxiety during the preanesthesia period | p. 57 |
| Primary anxiety disorders | p. 59 |
| Awareness under anesthesia and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder | p. 61 |
| Differential diagnosis of anxiety states | p. 62 |
| Medical care/psychiatric consultation | p. 63 |
| Diet | p. 64 |
| Medications for anxiety | p. 64 |
| Treatment of acute preoperative anxiety | p. 68 |
| Psychotherapy and other therapies for anxiety | p. 68 |
| Complementary and alternative treatment of anxiety | p. 69 |
| Summary | p. 69 |
| Genomics: Implications for Anesthesia, Perioperative Care and Outcomes | |
| Fundamental principles of genetic variation and impact on function | p. 74 |
| Variation in DNA as a cause of human disease | p. 79 |
| Technology to identify genetic variation | p. 81 |
| Measurement of DNA variation | p. 81 |
| Measurement of RNA variation | p. 83 |
| Principles of study of gene-disease relationships | p. 84 |
| A simple example of the methods used in gene-disease association studies | p. 87 |
| What are the uses of genetic studies? | p. 89 |
| How does genetic information alter risk classification | p. 91 |
| Summary | p. 94 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 94 |
| Retirement Planning for Physicians | |
| Tax and investment strategies | p. 97 |
| Maximize contributions | p. 97 |
| Make tax-free investments | p. 98 |
| Purchase stocks | p. 98 |
| Shift income | p. 99 |
| Fund education | p. 99 |
| Fund Roth individual retirement arrangement | p. 99 |
| Distribution phase | p. 100 |
| Case study | p. 102 |
| Summary | p. 105 |
| Nonopioid Adjuvants in Multimodal Therapy for Acute Perioperative Pain | |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, and acetaminophen | p. 113 |
| Nonselective nonsteroidal anti-Inflammatory drugs | p. 114 |
| Aspirin | p. 114 |
| Diclofenac | p. 116 |
| Ketorolac | p. 116 |
| Acetaminophen | p. 118 |
| COX-2 inhibitors | p. 119 |
| N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists | p. 121 |
| Ketamine | p. 122 |
| Dextromethorphan | p. 123 |
| Magnesium | p. 124 |
| Gabapentinoids | p. 125 |
| Gabapentin | p. 125 |
| Pregabalin | p. 126 |
| ¿2-Adrenergic agonists | p. 127 |
| Clonidine | p. 128 |
| Dexmedetomidine | p. 128 |
| Glucocorticoids | p. 129 |
| Summary | p. 134 |
| Evidence-Based Update and Controversies in the Treatment and Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting | |
| Risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting | p. 144 |
| Currendy available antiemetics | p. 145 |
| Dopamine receptor antagonists | p. 145 |
| Anticholinergics | p. 149 |
| Antihistamines | p. 149 |
| Serotonin receptor antagonists | p. 150 |
| Other antiemetic interventions | p. 150 |
| Newer generation antiemetics | p. 151 |
| Nk1 receptor antagonists | p. 153 |
| Combination therapy and the multimodal approach | p. 155 |
| Recommendations for the prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting | p. 157 |
| Summary | p. 157 |
| Impact of Central Neuraxial Analgesia on the Progress of Labor | |
| Difficulties with designing and conducting clinical trials | p. 167 |
| The effect of neuraxial analgesia on cesarean delivery rates | p. 170 |
| Randomized controlled trials | p. 170 |
| Impact studies | p. 172 |
| Timing of initiation of neuraxial analgesia | p. 173 |
| The effect of neuraxial anesthesia on the instrumental vaginal delivery rate | p. 174 |
| The effect of neuraxial analgesia on the duration of labor | p. 178 |
| First stage of labor | p. 178 |
| Second stage of labor | p. 180 |
| Third stage of labor | p. 181 |
| Oxytocin administration and ambulation | p. 181 |
| Oxytocin | p. 181 |
| Ambulation | p. 183 |
| Summary | p. 183 |
| Regional Anesthesia in Trauma | |
| The consequences of trauma and the role of the anesthesiologist | p. 192 |
| History of pain relief for the trauma patient | p. 193 |
| Regional anesthesia in the battlefield | p. 194 |
| Neurochemistry of nociception in trauma | p. 195 |
| Hormone release in the trauma patient | p. 196 |
| Benefits of regional anesthesia and analgesia on the stress response in the trauma patient | p. 196 |
| Perioperative regional anesthesia techniques in trauma | p. 197 |
| Central neuraxial techniques | p. 197 |
| Use of continuous thoracic epidural analgesia for ahoracic trauma | p. 198 |
| Paravertebral block | p. 199 |
| Peripheral nerve blocks for the management of trauma to the extremities | p. 200 |
| Continuous nerve blocks and multimodal analgesia | p. 201 |
| Peripheral nerve localization techniques | p. 201 |
| Peripheral nerve blocks of the upper extremities (and shoulder) for trauma | p. 202 |
| Peripheral nerve blocks of the lower extremities for trauma patients | p. 203 |
| Other regional analgesic techniques used in trauma patients | p. 205 |
| Local anesthetics and analgesic adjuvants for regional anesthesia | p. 206 |
| Risks of regional anesthesia in trauma | p. 208 |
| Compartment syndrome | p. 209 |
| Peripheral nerve injury | p. 210 |
| Regional anesthesia in the heavily sedated or anesthetized patient | p. 212 |
| Infection | p. 213 |
| Coagulopathy | p. 213 |
| Prehospital and emergency room management of adult trauma: regional anesthesia in the field | p. 214 |
| Summary | p. 216 |
| Index | p. 223 |
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