Analgesia in Major Abdominal Surgery

Description

This book presents current evidence in an Enhanced Recovery Programme context, and provides a common sense approach to using the array of available analgesia techniques appropriately in major abdominal surgery. Current pain relief options are discussed, many of which have been described only in the last ten years. Topics covered range from the now widespread use of portable ultrasound machines to an appreciation of the value of some older drugs in a new context. Analgesia for Major Abdominal Surgery is aimed at anesthetists, acute pain teams, and acute pain nurses, as well as colorectal, hepatobiliary, urological and gynecological surgeons. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Anatomy of the Innervation of the Abdomen (Timothy A. Rockall)....Pages 1-13 Multimodal Simple Analgesia (Giuliano Michelagnoli, Gabriele Baldini)....Pages 15-31 Opiate Medication and Routes of Delivery (Oana Predescu, Gabriele Baldini)....Pages 33-49 Gabapentinoids (Jeremy Cashman)....Pages 51-64 Peri-operative Ketamine for Acute Pain Management (Naveen Eipe)....Pages 65-82 Intravenous Lidocaine (Naveen Eipe)....Pages 83-103 Spinal Analgesia as an Adjunct to General Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Major Abdominal Surgery (Sabrina Dhillon, Michael J. P. Scott)....Pages 105-114 Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (Jonathan Antrobus)....Pages 115-147 Truncal Blocks: Thoracic Paravertebral Blocks (Kevin King)....Pages 149-162 Truncal Blocks: Quadratus Lumborum Blocks (Rafael Blanco, Jens Børglum)....Pages 163-175 Truncal Blocks: Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks and Derivatives (Aisling McMahon, John G. McDonnell, Jens Børglum)....Pages 177-192 Truncal Blocks: Rectus Sheath Catheters (Anton Krige, Mark Daugherty)....Pages 193-215 Continuous Wound Infiltration (Nicholas T. Ventham)....Pages 217-232 The Psychological Management of Acute Pain After Abdominal Surgery (Mark Rockett)....Pages 233-247 Chronic Pain: The Peri-operative Management of Chronic Pain Patients and Chronic Pain After Abdominal Surgery (Robert Searle, Nicholas Marshall)....Pages 249-265 Back Matter ....Pages 267-272