Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook

A longtime standard for military healthcare personnel, the second edition of Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook (MARAA) has been thoroughly revised and updated. Although the MARAA handbook initially gained its reputation as a useful resource for managing pain associated with battlefield trauma, its beautifully illustrated step-by-step guidance provides pertinent and practical guidance for managing vital acute pain services in all civilian and military clinical settings. Opening chapters review equipment, local anesthesia and additives, and physics of ultrasound and nerve stimulation. Much of the book is devoted to step-by-step guidance on performing various regional anesthesia nerve blocks organized by pertinent neuroanatomy, use of nerve stimulation, and use of ultrasound. The concluding group of chapters discusses organization of the acute pain service and staff, a review of multidisciplinary care, basics of pediatric regional anesthesia, first-aid acupuncture, and more.

About the Author

Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD, COL (ret) MC, USA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Michael Kent, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Fellowship Director, Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia, University Services University of Health Sciences Jason C. Brookman, M.D, Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, North American Partners in Anesthesia. Director of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Patrick Tighe, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville Edward R. Mariano, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine David A. Edwards, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center