Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures - An Illustrated Guide

A comprehensive exploration of potential complications arising from interventional pain therapies.
 
In Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide, a team of distinguished pain specialists delivers a straightforward, extensively illustrated, and step-by-step guide to managing complications arising out of pain-relieving procedures and interventions. The book offers essential assistance to physicians by combining a wide range of potential complications into a single, comprehensive resource suited to quick review in real time. It will help readers determine the clinical steps necessary to avoid long-term consequences for patients.
 
This illustrated reference contains numerous images of the possible complications of specific procedures. Each chapter includes discussions of the anatomy of the target nerve, plexus or space, indications for the procedure, technical approaches with pictures, potential complications, and strategies for preventing complications. Finally, every chapter offers case reports describing adverse events and how they were dealt with.
 
The book also provides:
* A thorough introduction to the basic principles of interventional pain therapies, as well as the historical background of pain-relieving procedures
* Comprehensive explorations of the ethics of interventional pain management and patient assessment prior to the procedure
* Practical discussions of medicolegal and regulatory risks, including issues of informed consent, breach of the duty of care, adverse events, and licensure consequences
* In-depth examinations of the complications of systemic opiate therapy and alternative medication strategies
 
Perfect for interventional pain physicians, Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide will also earn a place in the libraries of pain physicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physiatrists, and anesthesiologists.

List of contents

Section Editors xii
 
List of Contributors xiii
 
Foreword xx
Gabor B. Racz
 
Foreword xxii
Ricardo Ruiz - Lopez
 
Preface xxiv
 
Acknowledgments xxvi
 
Section 1: Basic Principles 1
 
1 The Importance of Studying Complications in Pain Medicine 3
Peter S. Staats and Serdar Erdine
 
2 History of Interventional Pain Procedures 8
Serdar Erdine and Peter S. Staats
 
3 Ethics of Interventional Pain Management 18
Serdar Erdine
 
4 Clinical Assessment of Patients to Decrease Risk 21
Vittorio Schweiger, Massimo Parolini, Alvise Martini, and Enrico Polati
 
5 Medical Legal Issues in Pain Management 27
Standiford Helm and Raymond McMahon
 
6 Complications of Opiate Therapy 32
Elie Sader, Steven Calvino, and Christopher Gharibo
 
7 Complications in the Pharmacologic Approach of Pain 38
Kris C.P. Vissers, Priodarshi Roychoudhury, and Lakshmi Koyyalagunta
 
8 Complications of Sedation in Painful Procedures 48
Ramsin Benyamin
 
9 Complications of Injectable Agents Used Intraoperatively 55
Karolina M. Szadek, Remko Liebregts, A. Long Liem, and Monique A.H. Steegers
 
10 Complications of Cryoneuroablation 63
Andrea Trescot
 
11 Complications of Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures 73
Anand Thakur C., Serdar Erdine, and Peter S. Staats
 
12 Infection Control 80
Liong Liem, Said Shofwan, Grady Janitra, and Sholahuddin Rhatomy
 
13 Radiation Safety for Interventional Pain Physicians 90
Vikram B. Patel
 
14 Bleeding Complications 97
Anthony H. Guarino and Neill Wright
 
Section 2: Complications of Cranial Procedures 101
 
15 Complications of Percutaneous Trigeminal Ganglion Procedures 103
Serdar Erdine
 
16 Complications of Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block 114
Benjamin Ashworth and Miles Day
 
17 Complications of Percutaneous Block and Lesioning of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve 121
Serdar Erdine
 
Section 3: Complications of Neck Procedures 127
 
18 Complications of Occipital Nerve Block and Radiofrequency Lesioning 129
Can Eyigor and Meltem Uyar
 
19 Complications of Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection 136
Ariana M. Nelson and Honorio T. Benzon
 
20 Complications of Cervical Facet Procedures 146
Jan van Zundert and Maarten van Eerd
 
21 Complications of Cervical Discography 152
Wenxi (Richard) Gao and Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic
 
22 Cervical Epidural Lysis of Adhesions 158
Gabor Bela Racz, Gabor J. Racz, Mohammad Javed Tariq, and Carl E. Noe
 
23 Complications of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) 167
Serdar Erdine and Peter S. Staats
 
Section 4: Complications of Thoracic Procedures 179
 
24 Complications of Thoracic Interlaminar Steroid Injection 181
Mert Akbas and Gözde Da1stan
 
25 Complications of Cervical and Thoracic Transforaminal Epidural Block 188
Arun Bhaskar and Athmaja Thottungal
 
26 Complications of Thoracic Facet Blocks and Ablations 199
Robert Chow, Melanie G. Wood, and Milan P. Stojanovic
 
27 Complications of Thoracic Discography 206
Fabricio Assis, Joao Henrique Araujo, and Francisco Morato Dias Abreu
 
28 Complications of Thoracic Sympathetic Block 214
Fabricio Assis, Carlos Marcelo de Barros, Tainá Melo Vieira Motta Pereira, and Thalita Marqueze
 
29 Complications of Intercostal Blocks and Ablations 223
Charles Amaral de Oliveira, Thais Khouri Vanetti, and Karen Santos Braghiroli
 
30 Complications of Thoracic Procedures 227
Elaine Gomes Martins, Thiago Nouer Frederico, and André Mansano
 
31 Complications of Splanchnic and Celiac Plexus Block 236
Serdar Erdine
 
Section 5: Complications of Lumbar Spin

About the author

Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP, is a member of the executive board of the World Institute of Pain, Chairman of its ­Turkish Registered Section, Past President of the World Institute of Pain as well as Past President of the ­European Pain Federation.
Peter S. Staats, MD, FIPP, founded the Pain Medicine Division in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He is Chief Medical Officer of the National Spine and Pain Centers and has served on the United States Health and Human Services Pain Task Force subcommittee. He is the current president of the World Institute of Pain.

Summary

A comprehensive exploration of potential complications arising from interventional pain therapies.

In Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide, a team of distinguished pain specialists delivers a straightforward, extensively illustrated, and step-by-step guide to managing complications arising out of pain-relieving procedures and interventions. The book offers essential assistance to physicians by combining a wide range of potential complications into a single, comprehensive resource suited to quick review in real time. It will help readers determine the clinical steps necessary to avoid long-term consequences for patients.

This illustrated reference contains numerous images of the possible complications of specific procedures. Each chapter includes discussions of the anatomy of the target nerve, plexus or space, indications for the procedure, technical approaches with pictures, potential complications, and strategies for preventing complications. Finally, every chapter offers case reports describing adverse events and how they were dealt with.

The book also provides:
* A thorough introduction to the basic principles of interventional pain therapies, as well as the historical background of pain-relieving procedures
* Comprehensive explorations of the ethics of interventional pain management and patient assessment prior to the procedure
* Practical discussions of medicolegal and regulatory risks, including issues of informed consent, breach of the duty of care, adverse events, and licensure consequences
* In-depth examinations of the complications of systemic opiate therapy and alternative medication strategies

Perfect for interventional pain physicians, Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide will also earn a place in the libraries of pain physicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physiatrists, and anesthesiologists.

Product details

• Authors: Erdine, S Erdine, Serdar Erdine, Serdar (Professor of Anesthesiology and Al Erdine, Serdar Staats Erdine, Peter Staats, Peter S. Staats
• Assisted by: Serdar Erdine (Editor), Erdine Serdar (Editor), S Staats (Editor), Peter S. Staats (Editor), Staats Peter S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781119757276
• ISBN: 978-1-119-75727-6
• No. of pages: 624
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Medizin, SCHMERZMEDIZIN, Pain Medicine, Medical Science