Thermographic Investigations into the Physiological Basis of Regional Anaesthesia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Physiology and Pharmacology of Regional Anaesthesia.
• Mode of Action of Local Anaesthetics.
• Classification of Nerve Fibres by Conduction Velocity and Function.
• Latency and Regression Times of Regional Anaesthesia.
• Methods for Measuring Effectiveness of Local Anaesthesia on Groups of Fibres in Nervous System.
• Animal Experiments.
• Clinical Experiments.
• Theory of Differential Block.
• Experimental and Clinical Foundations.
• Contradictory Findings.
• Statement of Problem.
• Methods.
• Subjects and Parameters.
• Techniques of Anaesthesia.
• Blockade of Median Nerve.
• Blockade of Brachial Plexus.
• Blockade of Tibial Nerve and Common Peroneal Nerve.
• Dosage and Choice of Local Anaesthetics.
• Measurement of Voluntary Motoricity.
• Measurement of Sympathetic Activity.
• Cold Stimulation of Sympathetic Activity.
• Measurement of Vasomotor Tone by Telethermography.
• Technical Details of Measuring Apparatus.
• Skin Areas Investigated.
• Quantitative Evaluation of Thermograms.
• Graphic Presentation of Measured Values.
• Definition of Latency and Regression Times.
• Evaluation of Results.
• Results.
• Documentation.
• Individual Investigations.
• Summary.
• Discussion.
• Criticism of Methods.
• Discussion of Results.
• A Notable Incidental Finding: Influence of Further Injections on Dynamics of Blockade.
• References.