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What is Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block?

Radio Frequency Lesioning is a method of treating pain using a specialized machine to interrupt nerve conduction. Splanchnic nerves are paired nerves that are in the following areas: cardiopulmonary, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and pelvic regions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Degenerative Disc Disease 2 0
Neck pain 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Pain in lower back 1 0
Abdominal pain 1 0
Muscle and joint pain 1 0
Pain in left hip 1 0

See all 5 patients currently having Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

Pain 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

$200+
 1 100%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 26, 2012.