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Overview
As interventionalists become more involved with patients as care providers rather than solely as proceduralists, understanding and treating pain is a vital part of daily practice. This book provides an overview of the multiple techniques used in the management of pain in interventional radiology suites. Topics include techniques for the treatment and prevention of pain caused by interventional procedures, as well as minimally invasive techniques used to treat patients with chronic pain symptoms. Approximately half of the book is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal pain; other chapters focus on intraprocedural and post-procedural pain management, embolization and ablation techniques used to treat patients with uncontrollable pain, and alternative treatments for pain relief. This book is a practical resource for anyone looking to acquire skills in locoregional or systemic pain control and wishing to improve the quality of life for patients undergoing procedures or suffering from disease-related pain.
Synopsis
Practical overview of techniques used in the management of pain in interventional radiology suites.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Dennis Kay, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This is an overview of the various techniques and procedures available for the management of pain.
Purpose:The purpose is to describe techniques for pain treatment in the case of chronic symptoms as well as to discuss methods for prevention of pain during invasive procedures. This topic is worthy of discussion when the prevalence of pain is considered. Back pain alone inflicts nearly every adult at some point in life. The book clearly meets the author's objectives.
Audience:This a valuable resource for physicians involved in pain control as well as physicians who perform invasive procedures. Although interventional radiologists are the primary audience for this book, some of its sections would be helpful to anesthesiologists, physical medicine specialists, and even some orthopedic surgeons, vascular surgeons, and cardiologists.
Features:Topics covered include locoregional techniques for pain control as well as systemic techniques for prevention of pain during invasive procedures. Locoregional techniques include a variety of spinal injections, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. The section on systemic pain control includes discussion of sedation and analgesia medications. Particularly well covered are the various techniques for treatment of pain of spinal origin.
Assessment:This is a high quality, practical overview of pain management techniques. It is most valuable for interventional radiologists, but can be useful to other specialists as well. Very few books address this topic as clearly and succinctly.
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Reviewer: Dennis Kay, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)Description: This is an overview of the various techniques and procedures available for the management of pain.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe techniques for pain treatment in the case of chronic symptoms as well as to discuss methods for prevention of pain during invasive procedures. This topic is worthy of discussion when the prevalence of pain is considered. Back pain alone inflicts nearly every adult at some point in life. The book clearly meets the author's objectives.
Audience: This a valuable resource for physicians involved in pain control as well as physicians who perform invasive procedures. Although interventional radiologists are the primary audience for this book, some of its sections would be helpful to anesthesiologists, physical medicine specialists, and even some orthopedic surgeons, vascular surgeons, and cardiologists.
Features: Topics covered include locoregional techniques for pain control as well as systemic techniques for prevention of pain during invasive procedures. Locoregional techniques include a variety of spinal injections, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. The section on systemic pain control includes discussion of sedation and analgesia medications. Particularly well covered are the various techniques for treatment of pain of spinal origin.
Assessment: This is a high quality, practical overview of pain management techniques. It is most valuable for interventional radiologists, but can be useful to other specialists as well. Very few books address this topic as clearly and succinctly.