"Introductory Curriculum for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia : A Learner's "

As a curriculum, this book was designed as a comprehensive, step-wise, and progressive introduction towards understanding and performing ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia for both community and academic practice settings. In its entirety, a foundation of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia is presented through discussions of physics, models, ultrasound scanning, and needle techniques for single-shot and continuous catheter nerve blocks. The book presents a perspective of curriculum reflecting philosophy, methods, and objectives to encompass content, process, and practice. It emphasizes critical thinking and a self-directed foundational path for clinicians to build on existing regional anesthesia knowledge and integrate essential ultrasound techniques. Reviewer: Brian Chung, MD Anesthesiology 2010, 113: 1252-1253 'Its target audience will likely extend from trainees at the beginning of their anesthesia careers to well-seasoned practitioners of regional anesthesia who are only recently incorporating ultrasound imaging as guidance for their peripheral nerve blocks.' 'The emphasis on this is critical for the successful and safe execution of regional anesthesia with ultrasound guidance.' 'The recommendations at the end of each chapter are helpful for those wanting or needing further depth in the subject material. The bullet points at the conclusion of each chapter provide a distillation of the most important concepts. The images and illustrations are of high quality and occupy nearly as much real estate as the written text, which is fitting for a book on image guidance.' Reviewer: Jonathan C. Beathe, MD & Gregory A. Liguori, MD Anesthesia & Analgesia 2010, 111:1080 '....complements existing resources, and represents one of the finest presentations on basic UGRA concepts available to practitioners.' 'This text is an essential resource for UGRA educators and would be an excellent addition to all libraries on regional anesthesia.'