Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology Series, Vol. 24

Theodore H. Stanley, M.D. Anesthesiology and Pain Management contains the Refresher Course manuscripts of the presentations of the 36th Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology which took place at The Cliff Conference Center in Snowbird, Utah, February 22-26, 1991. The chapters reflect new data and concepts within the general framework of "pain research and basic science," "clinical topics in pain management." The purposes of the textbook are to 1) act as a reference for the anesthesiologists attending the meeting, and 2) serve as a vehicle to bring many of the latest concepts in anesthesiology to others within a short time of the formal presentation. Each chapter is a brief but sharply focused glimpse of the interests in anesthesia expressed at the conference. This book and its chapters should not be considered complete treatises on the subjects addressed but rather attempts to summarize the most salient points. This textbook is the ninth in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the Postgraduate Course in Salt Lake City. We hope that this and the past and future volumes reflect the rapid and continuing evolution of anesthesiology in the late twentieth century. ix list of Contributors Ashburn, Michael A. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Basbaum, Allan Department of Anatomy & Physiology, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California Bonica, John J. Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Cousins, Michael J.

Pain Management: Past and Current Status Including Role of the Anesthesiologist.- Peripheral Mechanisms of Sensitization and Hyperalgesia.- Neurotransmitter Systems Involved in Nociceptive Transmission.- The Contribution of the Nervous System to Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease.- Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System: A Clinical Perspective.- The Central Nervous System Substrate for the Transmission of ?Pain? Message.- The Management of Pain: The Future.- Mechanisms of Analgesic Action of Spinal Opioids.- Clinical Applications of Spinal Opioids in Acute and Chronic Pain.- Local Anesthetics: Update.- Differential Neural Blockade: Clinical Utility and Current Concepts.- Neurolytic and Neuroablative Procedures.- Regional Anesthesia for the Management of Post-Operative Pain.- Regional Anesthesia in the Pediatric Population.- Clinical Protocol and Role of Controlled Release Morphine in the Surgical Patient.- Acute Pain: Assessment and Clinical Implications.- Postoperative Pain Management in Children.- Choice of Methods for Acute Pain Control.- Patient-Controlled Analalgesia I: Historical Perspective and Newer Devices.- Patient-Controlled Analalgesia II: Comparative Studies and Alternative Routes of Administration.- Comparative Efficacy of Post-Operative Pain Control Techniques.- Structure and Development of an Acute Pain Service.- Future Trends in Postoperative Pain Management.- Chronic Pain: The Anesthesiologist’s Role.- Chronic Non-malignant Pain: The Interdisciplinary Model and Behavioral Aspects.- Therapeutic Strategies in the Management of Patients with Pain and Cancer.- Myofascial Trigger Point Pain.- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Causalgia: Diagnosis and Management.- Non-invasive Drug Delivery Systems for the Management of Postoperative Pain.- ChronicPain Management in Pediatrics.- The Role of Adjuvant Drugs and Anesthetic Blocks in the Management of Patients with Cancer and Pain.