Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures - An Illustrated Guide

The book provides a comprehensive guide to managing complications arising from interventional pain therapies, including an introduction to the principles of interventional pain therapies, ethics, and regulatory risks. It also includes case reports and images of potential complications.

Format: Hardback
Length: 624 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

In their comprehensive book, Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide, a team of distinguished pain specialists provides a straightforward, extensively illustrated, and step-by-step guide to managing complications arising from pain-relieving procedures and interventions. This invaluable resource offers essential assistance to physicians by consolidating a wide range of potential complications into a single, comprehensive source that can be quickly reviewed in real time. By presenting these complications in a visual format, the book enables readers to identify the clinical steps necessary to prevent long-term consequences for patients.

The book is organized into chapters, each dedicated to a specific pain-relieving procedure. Within each chapter, the authors delve into the anatomy of the target nerve, plexus, or space, discussing the indications for the procedure, technical approaches with accompanying images, potential complications, and strategies for preventing complications. Additionally, each chapter includes case reports that describe adverse events and the effective management strategies employed.

To enhance the reader's understanding, the book provides a thorough introduction to the basic principles of interventional pain therapies, as well as the historical background of pain-relieving procedures. It also delves into 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, are also included.

In-depth examinations of the complications of systemic opiate therapy and alternative medication strategies are presented, offering valuable insights for interventional pain physicians. This book is an indispensable resource for those seeking to excel in the field of interventional pain management, and it will also earn a place on the shelves of medical professionals who specialize in pain management and related fields.

Weight: 1932g
Dimension: 277 x 220 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119757276