Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block Treatment Report

Category: Procedures

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See also: Radio Frequency Lesioning

What is Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
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

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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%

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1 patient evaluation for Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block

Purposes: Pain in shoulders and Neck pain (Started Dec 15, 2008)
Date Dosage Pain in shoulders Perceived effectiveness Neck pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 25, 2009 One time Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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