Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Pain Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 6012
Special Issue Editors
Interests: anesthesiology; intensive therapy; nursing; intensive care; acute and chronic pain treatment
Interests: acute and chronic pain treatment; regional anesthesia; interventional methods in pain treatment; anesthesia in organ transplantation; anesthesia in facial and maxillary surgery
Interests: anaesthesiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Healthcare, entitled “Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain”, was envisaged to touch upon a wide range of topics from the fields of anesthesia and pain medicine related to the matter in question.
There is an increasing demand for the effective management of both postsurgical and posttraumatic pain, as well as that related to chronic disease. Nevertheless, in real life, many patients are not receiving satisfactory therapy. The role of primary pain related to central sensitization as well as chronification of acute pain conditions is also of vital importance.
It is necessary to present research results on effective and safe therapies to manage certain diseases where severe acute and chronic pain persists and is not well controlled by existing and even recommended therapeutic methods.
Moreover, many interventional therapeutic methods and devices that are well known and already used, as well as new ones, require additional studies to support their indications, contraindications, safety, and effectiveness in pain therapy.
This issue will provide evidence regarding interventional acute and chronic pain management.
In view of the above, it is my pleasure to announce this Special Issue entitled “Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain”. I welcome papers on any subject that is appropriate for this Special Issue. Meta-analyses, reviews, and original articles are welcome.
Dr. Dariusz Kosson
Dr. Marcin Kołacz
Guest Editors
Dr. Robert Hadzik
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- pain treatment
- interventional pain management
- regional anesthesia
Planned Papers
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Title: Injection Pressure Monitoring in Regional Anaeshesia
Authors: Marek Paśnicki; Andrzej Król; Dariusz Kosson; Marcin Kołacz
Affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Chronic Pain Service, St George's University Hospital, Blackshaw Road SW170QT, Tooting, London
Abstract: Regional anesthesia, referred to as regional blocks, is one of the most frequently used methods of anesthesia for surgery and for pain management. Local anesthetic drug should be administered as close to the nerve as possible. If it is administered too far - may result in insufficient block. If it is administrated too close or even into the nerve – severe nerve damage can occur. Neurostimulation techniques and ultrasound imaging have improved effectiveness and safety of blokade, but risk of nerve injury with permanent nerve disfunction is not eleminated Intraneural administration of a local anesthetic damages the nerve mechanically by the needle and high pressure generated by the drug inside the nerve. In many studies injection pressure is described as significantly higher for unintendent intraneural injections than for perineural ones. In recent years, the concept of combining techniques (neurostimulation + USG imaging + injection pressure monitoring) has emerged as a methode increasing safety and efficiency in regional anaesthesia