Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Pain and Spasticity
A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series| By: | Asokumar Buvanendran; Sudhir Diwan; Timothy Deer |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences (US) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781437722178 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781455733989 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2011 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Pain and Spasticity - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on the full range of intrathecal drug delivery techniques performed today. Asokumar Buvanendran, MD and Sudhir Diwan, MD, offer expert advice on a variety of procedures to treat chronic non-malignant pain, cancer pain, and spasticity. Comprehensive, evidence-based coverage on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications - helps you ensure optimum outcomes.
- Understand the rationale and scientific evidence behind intrathecal drug delivery techniques and master their execution.
- Optimize outcomes, reduce complications, and minimize risks by adhering to current, evidence-based practice guidelines.
- Apply the newest techniques in intrathecal pump placement, cancer pain management, use of baclofen pumps, and compounding drugs.
- Quickly find the information you need in a user-friendly format with strictly templated chapters supplemented with illustrative line drawings, images, and treatment algorithms.