Regional Anaesthesia

This book provides a broad clinical guide to regional anaesthesia for readers undertaking oral examinations such as the EDRA (part 2) or those seeking a general overview of this growing area of practice. The book begins with anatomy basics and an emphasis on surface landmarks along with coverage of various nerve blocks, ultrasound guided landmarks and identification of the pertinent structures.
Regional Anaesthesia - A Practical Guide to Clinical Exams includes clinical cases for regional or general anaesthesia with the benefits and complications discussed for either modality of anaesthesia. The cases provide an overview of many aspects of peripheral and central nerve blocks with a diverse population of clinical groups including the elderly, paediatric and obstetric patients. The book concludes with discussion around identification of complications, initial management and long-term management for both peripheral nerve blocks and central neuraxial blocks.

Sioned Phillips received her medical degree from Guy’s, Kings and St Thomas’ Medical School in 2005. She has completed the MRCP, MCEM, FRCA and European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia qualifications and is a member of the Academy of Medical Educators. Sioned undertook a research fellowship in obstetric anaesthesia at University College Hospital London and a Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia at Frimley Park Hospital. She is an instructor for the Managing Medical and Obstetric Emergencies in Trauma and Advanced Life Support courses. Sioned is a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in obstetric and regional anaesthesia.
Dr Arunangshu Chakraborty (MBBS, MD) graduated from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College Kolkata, obtained postgraduate qualification in anaesthesiology from Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad and undertook clinical fellowship at National University Hospital, Singapore. He is a consultant anaesthesiologist at Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat, Oman. His areas of interest include regional anaesthesia, onco-anaesthesia and medical ultrasound. He has authored several articles in prominent peer-reviewed international journals (with over 500 citations), book chapters and edited textbooks of regional anaesthesia (Blockmate- A practical guide to ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia, SpringerNature 2021), point of care ultrasound (A practical guide to point of care ultrasound- POCUS, SpringerNature 2022) and Prehabilitation for Cancer Surgery (SpringerNature 2022). He is associate editor and reviewer of several peer-reviewed medical journals related to anaesthesiology.