Libri di Charles E. Ray

As interventionalists become more involved with patients as care providers rather than solely as proceduralists, understanding and treating pain is a vital part of daily practice. This book provides an overview of the multiple techniques used in the management of pain in interventional radiology suites. Topics include techniques for the treatment and prevention of pain caused by interventional procedures, as well as minimally invasive techniques used to treat patients with chronic pain symptoms. Approximately half of the book is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal pain; other chapters focus on intraprocedural and post-procedural pain management, embolization and ablation techniques used to treat patients with uncontrollable pain, and alternative treatments for pain relief. This book is a practical resource for anyone looking to acquire skills in locoregional or systemic pain control and wishing to improve the quality of life for patients undergoing procedures or suffering from disease-related pain.

Here is an informative guide for interventionalists and generalists on the radiologic placement of venous access devices. This handy paperback book provides practical advice on assessing patients, selecting the appropriate device, caring for the catheter, preventing and managing complications, and setting up a line service in the radiology suite. The authors offer specific instructions on techniques for placing all types of devices - implantable ports, tunneled catheters, PICC lines, hemodialysis access catheters, and acute temporary care devices.