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标题：Interventional Pain Procedures: Understanding their Role in Clinical Practice
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作者：Ian J. Kucera M.D. Pharm.D
期刊名称：Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
电子版ISSN：1934-4708
出版年度：2008
卷号：2
期号：1
出版社：Institute on Global Drug Policy & the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse
摘要：Chronic pain is one of the most challenging problems facing physicians today. In recent years it has been recognized that a compartmentalized approach to managing these patients results in unsatisfactory outcomes. A more integrated approach using a multidisciplinary model results in more efficient resource utilization. Interventional pain procedures are one of the tools available to help alleviate chronic pain. Epidural steroid administration and facet injections are basic techniques with a long history in the treatment of chronic pain. Cancer-related pain is also amenable to interventional therapies in select patients. With an ever increasing number of interventions targeting various anatomic structures, interventional pain practitioners continue to refine and explore where these techniques fit into clinical practice.