1.Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus -- 2.Topographical Anatomy -- 3.Anatomy of the Cevical Plexus -- 4.The Anesthetic Line -- 5.Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Percutaneous Identification of the Target -- 6.Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Techniques -- 7.Ultrasound Guided Interscalene and Supraclavicular Blocks -- 8.Complications of Supraclavicular Techniques -- 9.Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block -- 10.Axillary Brachial Plexus Block -- 11.Truncular Blocks -- 12.Intravenous Regional Anesthesia -- 13.Sedation in Regional Anesthesia -- 14.Perineural Adjuvants for Postoperative Analgesia -- 15.Postoperative Analgesia -- 16.Stellate Ganglion Block.

Loco-regional anesthesia presents definite advantages in almost all surgical branches, since it couples a perfectÂ{u086E}esthesia with a long postoperative analgesia. This discipline is constantly developing thanks to new drugs and new techniques. In the last decade the advent of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia hasÂ{u0978}tended the study from the anatomic room to the virtual but real “in corpore viriâ€{u0963}ographic image thus increasing the success rate of this type of anesthesia. Together with electrostimulation, it has definitely increased the success rate of loco-regional anesthesia. Nonetheless, though supported by new fundamental tools, it is of the utmost importance for anesthesiologists to have a deep knowledge of the brachial plexus and of the topographic anatomy, on which the two first chapters are focused. Featuring a total of 16 chapters and more than 140Â{u3BEC}or illustrations, the volume provides a detailed coverage of this technique, thus representing a very useful tool for specializing students as well anesthesiologists in their daily clinical practice.