Interventional Radiology Regional Anesthesia Approaches for Intra- and Postprocedural Pain Control

Abstract

Effective pain control enables procedural success and improved patient satisfaction in interventional radiology. Regional anesthesia techniques are now established for intraoperative and postoperative anesthesia during major surgery, and interventional radiologists (IRs) can readily apply these injections for intraprocedural nerve blocks that can reduce anesthetic requirements and ensure durable analgesia postprocedure. Moreover, IR is poised to advance this field with novel blocks unique to IR needs and by blocking deep plexi safely reachable with CT guidance (e.g., hepatic hilar plexus, aorticorenal plexus blocks). This report aims to provide a succinct IR-directed primer for image-guided nerve blocks usable in the interventional radiology suite.

Keywords

interventional radiology - cancer pain - pain management - analgesia - nerve block

Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. Juni 2022

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