Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

This single-source reference addresses complications related to the practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
Chapters are written by a world authority on each specific complication and are evidence-based from an extensive
literature search. Each chapter is constructed to follow a defined approach to the problem to ensure inclusiveness of
evidence, clarity, and consistency.

Table of Contents
1. An Overview of Risk Analysis David L. Brown Section Section I: Regional Anesthesia Part A: Complications of Regional
Anesthesia 2 Overview of Regional Anesthesia Complications Dan Benhamou and Yves Auroy 3 An Overview of Strategies to
Reduce Risk Stephen M. Rupp 4 Bleeding Complications Terese T. Horlocker and Denise J. Wedel 5 Infectious Complications
Adam D. Niesen, Denise J. Wedel, and Terese T. Horlocker 6 Hemodynamic Complications Gregory A. Liguori 7 Local
Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity John F. Butterworth, Kenneth D. Candido, Mehmet S. Ozcan, and Guy Weinberg 8 Adjuvant and
Preservative Toxicity John C. Rowlingson and Joseph M. Neal Part B: Complications Specific to Neuraxis Block 9
Meningeal Puncture Headache Brian E. Harrington 10 Neuraxis Mechanical Injury Joseph M. Neal 11 Local Anesthetic
Neurotoxicity and Cauda Equina Syndrome Kenneth Drasner 12 Neuraxis Ischemic Injury Christopher M. Bernards and Joseph
M. Neal 13 Transient Neurologic Symptoms Julia E. Pollock Part C: Complications Specific to Peripheral Nerve Block 14
Peripheral Nerve Injury James R. Hebl 15 Myotoxicity Quinn H. Hogan 16 Pulmonary Complications William F. Urmey 17 Role
of Nerve Localization Techniques in Safety Joseph M. Neal 18 Unintended Destinations of Local Anesthetics Alain Borgeat
and Jose Aguirre Section II: Pain Medicine Part A: Complications of Acute Pain Management 19 Complications Associated
with Systemic Opioids and Patient Controlled Analgesia Jane C. Ballantyne and Thomas H. Scott 20 Complications
Associated with Continuous Epidural Analgesia Christopher L. Wu and Jean-Pierre P. Ouanes 21 Continuous Peripheral
Nerve Blocks Brian M. Ilfeld and Matthew T. Charous Part B: Complications of Sympathetic Block 22 Complications
Associated with Stellate Ganglion and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks Richard L. Rauck and James P. Rathmell 23 Complications
Associated with Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block Indy M. Wilkinson, Steven P. Cohen, and Michael A. Erdek 24
Complications Associated with Superior Hypogastric and Ganglion Impar Blocks James M. Hitt and Oscar A. deLeon-Casasola
Part C: Complications of Device Placement 25 Complications Associated with Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems F. Michael
Ferrante and James P. Rathmell 26 Complications Associated with Spinal Cord Stimulation Timothy R. Deer and Jason E.
Pope Part D: Compliactions of Neuraxis Approaches 27 Complications Associated with Epidural, Facet Joint, and
Sacroiliac Joint Injections Stephen E. Abram 28 Complications Associated with Transforaminal Injections Nikolai Bogduk
29 Complications Associated with Discography and Intradiscal Treatment Techniques Leonardo Kapural, Karlo Houra, and
Andrej Radic 30 The Role of Fluoroscopy in Safety Rathmell Part E: Complications of Neurolytic Blocks 31 Chemical
Neurolysis/Cryoneurolysis Honorio T. Benzon and Farooq Khan 32 Radiofrequency Procedures James P. Rathmell and Adam J.
Carinci 33 Epiduroscopy and Epidural Lysis of Adhesions Gabor B. Racz and James E. Heavner Part F: Pharmacologic
Complications? 34 Chronic Opioid Use Richard Rosenquist 35 Chronic Steroid Use Marc A. Huntoon and Halena M. Gazelka
Section III: Medicolegal Perspective 36 Closed Claims Study Lorri A. Lee, Dermot Fitzgibbon, Linda S. Stephens, and
Karen B. Domino Part A: Attorney Perspectives 37 Legal and Regulatory Issues of Opioid Prescription Diane E. Hoffmann
38 Informed Consent and Documentation M. Kate Welti and John D. Cassidy