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 & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Degenerative Disc Disease | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Neck pain | 2 | 2 |
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| 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
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block
| Pain | 1 |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block
Always |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 50% |
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Never |
1 | 50% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
1 | 50% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
1 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Radio Frequency Splanchnic Nerve Block
$200+ |
1 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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