Synopses & Reviews
Efficient and effective application of pain interventions requires evidence-based medical decision-making. The development of internationally recognized standards for judging scientific evidence for interventional pain has been the focus of the Evidence Based Medicine section of Pain Practice. These guidelines are currently being published as an ongoing series in the journal. This book will be a compilation of these guidelines.
Clinicians will use this book to guide their judicious use of interventional pain procedures - when and whether they should use an intervention. Other books guide on how to do the procedure.
The specific aim of this project is to disseminate state-of-the-art of interventional pain practice information to thus become the standard reference text in the area. The scope will cover all of interventional pain practice and is directed at subspecialists in the area of pain medicine.
Pain medicine subspecialists typically have primary certification in one of multiple clinically relevant areas, including anaesthesiology, physiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, rheumatology, or internal medicine. In the United States, subspecialty certification is currently open to anesthesiologists, physiatrists and neurologists. However, internationally it is only the FIPP examination that is uniformly available; candidates must have first acquired the highest possible certification in their respective countries prior to entering the FIPP application system.
Healthcare resources consume a progressively greater portion of the gross domestic production in most developed nations. Underdeveloped nations face even more extreme financial challenges. Making interventional procedures available to as many of those patients worldwide that truly need them is becoming increasingly difficult as resources are stressed. Insurers and others interested in medical economics and healthcare policy will find this a valuable resource.
While other texts are available regarding technical performance of these procedures (how to do them), little focus has been given to diagnostic considerations: if and when these procedures should be performed. This textbook will uniquely focus on how the history, physical examination, adjunctive testing and establishment of an accurate and specific diagnosis relate to the effectiveness of the interventions. The evidence, initially assembled using accepted approaches to evidence based medical practice, is then reviewed by panels of international content experts that vary with the specific diagnostic conditions. These chapters are then edited by the internationally constituted panel assembling this text.
Review
“This book is exceptionally good value and should be recommended reading for any practitioner likely to become involved in the management of persistent pain, as well as those considering specific interventions.” (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Journal, 1 March 2013)
Synopsis
Unrelieved chronic pain is a worldwide epidemicChronic pain has been subject to multiple international initiatives through the World Health Organization. Interventional Pain Medicine, the use of minimally invasive techniques to relieve pain, is the best approach when simpler measures such as physical therapy or medications fail. However, these procedures can be associated with significant risk and expense. Establishing uniformity in diagnostic criteria and procedural performance can reduce both morbidity and unnecessary procedures, and hence healthcare expenditures.
While other texts explain how to perform these procedures, little focus has been given to diagnostic considerations: if and when these procedures should be performed. Evidence-Based Interventional Pain Medicine focuses on a balance between effectiveness and safety of interventional management for specific diagnoses, across all areas of chronic pain including:
- Head, neck and shoulder pain
- Lower back pain
- Neuropathic pain syndromes
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Pain in patients with cancer
- Vascular and visceral pain
Evidence-Based Interventional Pain Medicine provides essential knowledge for anyone who uses, or intends to use, interventional pain techniques.
Synopsis
Unrelieved chronic pain is a worldwide epidemic
Chronic pain has been subject to multiple international initiatives through the World Health Organization. Interventional Pain Medicine, use of minimally invasive techniques to relieve pain, is the best approach when simpler measures such as physical therapy or medications fail. However, these procedures can be associated with significant risk and expense. Establishing uniformity in diagnostic criteria and procedural performance can reduce both morbidity and unnecessary procedures, and hence healthcare expenditures.
While other texts explain how to perform these procedures, little focus has been given to diagnostic considerations: if and when these procedures should be performed. Evidence-based Interventional Pain Practice uniquely focuses on how the establishment of an accurate and specific diagnosis relates to the effectiveness of the interventions. It provides the evidence for the use of interventional pain techniques across all areas of chronic pain including:
• Head, neck and shoulder pain
• Spinal pain
• Pain in the joints and extremities
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Phantom pain
Evidence-based Interventional Pain Practice provides essential knowledge for anyone who uses, or intends to use, interventional pain techniques.
About the Author
Jan Van Zundert MD, PhD, FIPP
Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
Jacob Patijn MD, PhD
Neurologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Pain Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Craig T. Hartrick MD, DABPM, FIPP
Anesthesiologist, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Sciences, and Health Sciences, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
Arno Lataster MSc
Anatomist, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Frank J.P.M. Huygen MD, PhD, FIPP
Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Nagy Mekhail MD, PhD, FIPP
Carl E. Wasmuth Professor and Chair, Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Maarten Van Kleef MD, PhD, FIPP
Neurologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Table of Contents
Contributor List, vii
Foreword by Menno E. Sluijter, x
Foreword by P. Prithvi Raj, xi
Intoduction, xiii
1 Trigeminal Neuralgia, 1
Maarten van Kleef, Wilco E. van Genderen, Samer Narouze, Turo J. Nurmikko, Jan Van Zundert, José W. Geurts and Nagy Mekhail
2 Cluster Headache, 8
Maarten van Kleef, Arno Lataster, Samer Narouze, Nagy Mekhail, José W. Geurts and Jan Van Zundert
3 Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain, 14
Paul Cornelissen, Maarten van Kleef, Nagy Mekhail, Miles Day and Jan Van Zundert
4 Cervical Radicular Pain, 18
Jan Van Zundert, Marc Huntoon, Jacob Patijn, Arno Lataster, Nagy Mekhail and Maarten van Kleef
5 Cervical Facet Pain, 31
Maarten van Eerd, Jacob Patijn, Arno Lataster, Richard W. Rosenquist, Maarten van Kleef, Nagy Mekhail and Jan Van Zundert
6 Cervicogenic Headache, 40
Hans van Suijlekom, Jan Van Zundert, Samer Narouze, Maarten van Kleef and Nagy Mekhail
7 Whiplash-Associated Disorders, 45
Hans van Suijlekom, Nagy Mekhail, Nileshkumar Patel, Jan Van Zundert, Maarten van Kleef and Jacob Patijn
8 Occipital Neuralgia, 49
Pascal Vanelderen, Arno Lataster, Robert Levy, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Jan Van Zundert
9 Painful Shoulder Complaints, 55
Frank Huygen, Jacob Patijn, Olav Rohof, Arno Lataster, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Jan Van Zundert
10 Thoracic Pain, 62
Maarten van Kleef, Robert Jan Stolker, Arno Lataster, José W. Geurts, Honorio T. Benzon and Nagy Mekhail
11 Lumbosacral Radicular Pain, 71
Koen Van Boxem, Jianguo Cheng, Jacob Patijn, Maarten van Kleef, Arno Lataster, Nagy Mekhail and Jan Van Zundert
12 Pain Originating from the Lumbar Facet Joints, 87
Maarten van Kleef, Pascal Vanelderen, Steven P. Cohen, Arno Lataster, Jan Van Zundert and Nagy Mekhail
13 Sacroiliac Joint Pain, 96
Pascal Vanelderen, Karolina Szadek, Steven P. Cohen, Jan De Witte, Arno Lataster, Jacob Patijn, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Jan Van Zundert
14 Coccygodynia, 103
Jacob Patijn, Markus Janssen, Salim Hayek, Nagy Mekhail, Jan Van Zundert and Maarten van Kleef
15 Discogenic Low Back Pain, 107
Jan Willem Kallewaard, Michel A. M. B. Terheggen, Gerbrand J. Groen, Menno E. Sluijter, Richard Derby, Leonardo Kapural, Nagy Mekhail and Maarten van Kleef
16 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, 123
Frank van Eijs, Michael Stanton-Hicks, Jan Van Zundert, Catharina G. Faber, Timothy R. Lubenow, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Frank Huygen
17 Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia, 137
Albert J. M. van Wijck, Mark Wallace, Nagy Mekhail and Maarten van Kleef
18 Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy, 145
Wouter Pluijms, Frank Huygen, Jianguo Cheng, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef, Jan Van Zundert and Robert van Dongen
19 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 151
Jacob Patijn, Ricardo Vallejo, Markus Janssen, Frank Huygen, Arno Lataster, Maarten van Kleef and Nagy Mekhail
20 Meralgia Paresthetica, 155
Jacob Patijn, Nagy Mekhail, Salim Hayek, Arno Lataster, Maarten van Kleef and Jan Van Zundert
21 Phantom Pain, 160
Andre Wolff, Eric Vanduynhoven, Maarten van Kleef, Frank Huygen, Jason E. Pope and Nagy Mekhail
22 Traumatic Plexus Lesion, 168
Robert van Dongen, Steven P. Cohen, Maarten van Kleef, Nagy Mekhail and Frank Huygen
23 Pain in Patients with Cancer, 173
Kris C. P. Vissers, Kees Besse, Michel Wagemans, Wouter Zuurmond, Maurice J.M.M. Giezeman, Arno Lataster, Nagy Mekhail, Allen W. Burton, Maarten van Kleef and Frank Huygen
24 Chronic Refractory Angina Pectoris, 191
Maarten van Kleef, Peter Staats, Nagy Mekhail and Frank Huygen
25 Ischemic Pain in the Extremities and Raynaud's Phenomenon, 196
Jacques Devulder, Hans van Suijlekom, Robert Van Dongen, Sudhir Diwan, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Frank Huygen
26 Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis, 202
Martine Puylaert, Leonardo Kapural, Jan Van Zundert, Dirk Peek, Arno Lataster, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef and Yolande C. A. Keulemans
Index, 212