Full Description
This new revised edition reflects the latest advances in clinical practice. It remains an indispensable reference that covers essential and debated aspects of ultrasound for the practising anaesthetist, such as big vascular access, frontal neck access, nerve blocks, and gastric evaluation. It presents the important clinical topics where ultrasound can guide an anaesthetist, offers a practical and reliable guide to often debated aspects of clinical practice, and provides an authoritative resource for the anaesthetist working in critical care and pain management.
Contents
1. Physics of Medical Ultrasound- Nicholas Record, Alasdair Taylor, and James S. Bowness 2. Practical Applications: Getting the Best Out of Your Ultrasound Machine- Ronald Silva and Clara Lopes 3. Artificial Intelligence for Ultrasound in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine- Fiona H. Watson, Alasdair Taylor, and James S. Bowness 4.Vascular Access- Massimo Lamperti and Boris Tufegdzic 5. Airway Ultrasound - Massimiliano Sorbello and Stefano Falcetta 6.Regional Anaesthesia General Aspects- Clara A. Lobo and Louise Moran 7.Neuraxial Regional Anaesthesia: Ultrasound Guidance for Spinal and Epidural Blocks - Sree Kolli and Hari Kalagara 8A.Plan A Blocks (Basic) Blocks for Upper and Lower Llimb, and Trunk - Maria Paz Sebastian, Lara Ribeiro, and Louise Moran 8B.Advanced Plan B Nerve Blocks - Steve Coppens 9.Transthoracic Echocardiography: The Basics -Guillaume Salama, Victor Beaucote, and Antoine Vieillard-Baron 10.Lung uUtrasound - Giovanni Volpicelli and Serena Rovida 11.Brain Ultrasound - Manfredi Pusateri, Andrea Berardino, and Chiara Robba 12.Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound for Estimation of Aspiration Risk - Amit Jain 13. Deep Venous Thrombosis - Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Roberto Polidoro, and Luigi Vetrugno 14.Training, Certification of Proficiency and Medicolegal Concerns for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Anesthesia and Critical Care - William P. Qiao, Stephen C. Haskins, and Yuriy S. Bronshteyn
