Part I: Preoperative Considerations
1. Relevant Spine Anatomy for Regional Anesthesia
2. Basics of Ultrasound
3. Overview of Regional Anesthesia
4. Erector Spinae Plane Blocks
5. Anesthesia for Awake Spinal Surgeries Epidural vs. Spinal Anesthesia
6. Paravertebral Blocks for Lumbar Spine
7. Paravertebral Blocks for Cervical Spine
8. Abdominal Wall Blocks
9. Patient Anxiety in Awake Spine Surgery
10. General Anesthesia Not Just Going to Sleep
11. Lessons from COVID-19 and Lower and Medium Income Countries Egypt
12. Lessons from COVID-19 and Lower and Medium Income Countries India
13. Developing an Outpatient Awake Spine Surgery Program
Part II: Intraoperative Considerations
14. Advances in Minimally-Invasive Techniques A Brief Introduction
15. Awake Robotic Surgery
16. Next Generation TLIFs
17. Awake Endoscopic Spine Surgery
18. Awake Lateral Fusion
Part III: Postoperative Considerations
19. Long-Acting Nerve Block Pumps for Postoperative Pain Management
20. Postoperative Delirium and Awake Spine Surgery
21. Evidence for Awake Spine Surgery
22. Beyond General Anesthesia: The Protocols Powering Awake Spine Surgery