Thoroughly illustrated with state-of-the-art CT and fluoroscopic scans and original drawings, this text/atlas offers step-by-step instructions for image-guided pain block techniques in regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Dr. Rathmell demonstrates how to perform all commonly used injection techniques and familiarizes pain practitioners with the radiographic anatomy encountered during these procedures. For each procedure, Dr. Rathmell provides details on patient selection, patient positioning, technique, and potential complications, with special attention to the use of radiographs to guide needle or catheter placement. Each technique is illustrated with a drawing and CT or fluoroscopic images, with legends highlighting anatomic landmarks on the images.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
excellent book:
Great pictures/diagrams, brief but clear, very good for quick read/reference. Lacks some detail but the basics are well described. I consider it a required text for any pain library.
Quick Read:
My fellowship(University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Medical Center) used this book as an overview for OR procedures in the first 3 weeks of fellowship. We read it cover to cover and presented it in conference twice a week for the first 3 weeks. There is a lot of redundancy in the chapters but it is good as an introduction to the basic bread and butter. There is not much explanation of the physiology of pain as compared to the Raj textbook. The Raj textbook does have errors in it but it covers SO much... more info
A book I recommend to my fellow:
Dr. James Rathmell makes interventional pain management really easy. As I recall this is one of the few books that teaches how to do interventional pain procedures using a coaxial thecnique. This is a must have book specially for pain fellows.
