Anticoagulation Guidelines
CHAPTER 10 Anticoagulation Guidelines Nirmala R. Abraham, Cathy D. Trame, and Sudhir Diwan INTRODUCTION Patients seeking interventional treatment for chronic pain can have a variety of medical problems. The aging…
Corticosteroids: Inditoc-authortions, Pharmacology, and Risks in Interventional Pain Management
CHAPTER 6 Corticosteroids: Indications, Pharmacology, and Risks in Interventional Pain Management Carolyn Kim and Christopher Gharibo Corticosteroids have been a mainstay in the area of interventional pain management because of…
Sedation for Interventional Pain Procedures
CHAPTER 11 Sedation for Interventional Pain Procedures Nancy Staats INTRODUCTION • Many patients with acute and chronic pain may require sedation for interventional pain procedures. • Patients may have extreme anxiety about…
Botulinum Toxins
CHAPTER 8 Botulinum Toxins Charles E. Argoff and Howard Smith BACKGROUND Botulinum toxins are neurotoxins produced by the gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium botulinum, as well as C butyricum, C…
