Intrathecal Pump Refills

Oct 16, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Intrathecal Pump Refills

Fig. 42.1 Computer telemetry to access the status of the pump before pump refill Fig. 42.2 After carefully prepping the abdomen on multiple occasions, sterile drapes are placed Fig. 42.3…

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Selective Nerve Root Stimulation: Facilitating the Cephalocaudal “Retrograde” Method of Electrode Insertion

Oct 16, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Selective Nerve Root Stimulation: Facilitating the Cephalocaudal “Retrograde” Method of Electrode Insertion

Fig. 18.1 S2–3 Retrograde: L2–3 epidural “lateral” approach (anteroposterior [AP] view) Fig. 18.2 S2–3 Retrograde: L2–3 needle tip in steep caudal view to limit hand exposure Fig. 18.3 S2–3 Retrograde:…

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Stimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System: Occipital Techniques for the Treatment of Occipital Neuritis and Transformed Migraine

Oct 16, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Stimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System: Occipital Techniques for the Treatment of Occipital Neuritis and Transformed Migraine

Fig. 34.1 (a, b) Neuroanatomy of the branches of the occipital nerve The diagnostic workup for peripheral cranial neuralgia includes a history of pain originating or ending in the nerve…

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Tunneling Permanent Intrathecal Catheters

Oct 16, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Tunneling Permanent Intrathecal Catheters

Fig. 39.1 Marking the skin for the tunneling course using the two-step technique Fig. 39.2 Local anesthesia for tunneling Once the patient has been properly anesthetized by using local anesthesia…

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