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The Pain Procedure Handbook

A Milestones Approach

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Editors:
  1. Trent Emerick

    1. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Secondary Appointment in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

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  2. Scott Brancolini

    1. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

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  3. Michael E. Farrell II

    1. ECMC Center for Interventional Spine & Pain, Buffalo, USA

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  4. Ajay Wasan

    1. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Illustrates how to master the progressive steps necessary to treat a wide range of complex pain procedures
  • Fills a need for a succinct reference for practicing pain physicians and trainees
  • Practical and concise

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Cervicothoracic Procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

      • Michael E. Farrell II, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 3-9

    3. Cervical Medial Branch Blocks (TON, C3, C4, C5)

      • John Yin, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 11-16

    4. Cervical Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation (TON, C3, C4, C5)

      • John Yin, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 17-21

    5. Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection

      • Ron Vidri, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 23-28

  3. Lumbosacral Procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

      • Sean McDermott, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 31-36

    3. Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection with Fluoroscopy

      • Sean McDermott, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 37-42

    4. Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection with Ultrasound

      • Merna Naji, Hayden Hundley, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 43-48

    5. Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection/Selective Nerve Root Block

      • Isaiah Levy, Ankur Patel, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 49-54

    6. Diagnostic Lumbar Medial Branch Block

      • Michael Glicksman, Ankur Patel, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 55-60

    7. Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

      • Richa Lamba Dudek, Ankur Patel, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 61-66

    8. Sacroiliac Intra Articular Joint Injection

      • Isaiah Levy, Ankur Patel, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 67-71

    9. Sacroiliac Joint Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

      • Merna Naji, Ankur Patel, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 73-77

    10. Intrathecal Trial

      • Tetyana Marshall, Ankur Patel
      Pages 79-82

  4. Regional Nerve Blocks/Radiofrequency Ablation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Occipital Nerve Block with Ultrasound

      • Alexander Stanton, Marissa Pavlinich, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 85-89

    3. Occipital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) with Ultrasound

      • Alexander Stanton, Marissa Pavlinich, Alexander Varzari
      Pages 91-95

    4. Intercostal Nerve Block with Ultrasound

      • Alexander Varzari, Marissa Pavlinich
      Pages 97-101
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About this book

This book fills the need for a succinct reference on how to master the progressive steps necessary to complete a wide range of complex pain procedures.

 

Organized by anatomic regions and target tissues, the book takes a structured approach to obtaining mastery of the steps required to perform a given procedure rather than providing more in depth or exhaustive reviews of theory and literature.

 

The book covers various nerve blocks and injections for treating chronic pain; how to correctly and safely perform the injection; feature x- ray or ultrasound pictures to help; and offer safety tips, and other pertinent information.  Chapters begin with a brief summary, then define the specific skills necessary to perform a given procedure and deconstruct the procedure back into the individual skills expected by novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioners.

 

Practical and concise, The Pain Procedure Handbook isaimed for medical students, residents, fellows, and physicians interested in chronic pain medicine, anesthesiology, acute pain medicine, interventional radiology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. 

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Secondary Appointment in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

    Trent Emerick

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

    Scott Brancolini, Ajay Wasan

  • ECMC Center for Interventional Spine & Pain, Buffalo, USA

    Michael E. Farrell II

About the editors

Trent Emerick, MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Bioengineering
Fellowship Director, Chronic Pain Medicine
Associate Chief, Chronic Pain Medicine
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ)
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

Scott Brancolini, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

UPMC

Pittsburgh PA 

 

Michael E. Farrell II, MD DC

Chronic Pain Medicine Fellow

UPMC

Pittsburgh PA 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Pain Procedure Handbook

  • Book Subtitle: A Milestones Approach

  • Editors: Trent Emerick, Scott Brancolini, Michael E. Farrell II, Ajay Wasan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40206-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40205-0Published: 31 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40206-7Published: 30 December 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 244

  • Topics: Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine, Sport Science , Anesthesiology

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