Surgical Pain Management: A Complete Guide to Implantable and Interventional Pain Therapies

Surgical Pain Management is an essential step-by-step guide to surgical techniques and the perioperative management of chronic pain patients whose treatment includes implantable therapies. Chapters review what makes a potential candidate for implant therapy, patient education, and the surgical management of a patient along with the needed resources to organize an implant service. This book is an ideal companion to an advanced training program in interventional pain management and a useful resource for developing a team that will optimize care for some of the most difficult to treat chronic pain patients. Sanjeet Narang is an Instructor in Anesthesia and Pain Management in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Edgar L. Ross is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Management in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Alison Weisheipl is an Instructor in Anesthesia and Pain Management in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.