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ReviewSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2021

[Interdisciplinary position paper: the value of radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of chronic pain].

Rudolf Likar, Johann Auer, Albert Chavanne, Wilfried Ilias, Michael Kern, Petra Krepler, Hans-Georg Kress, Ulrike Lischnig, Gernot Maurer, Oliver Sommer and 5 more

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Review in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Rudolf LikarAbteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich. rudolf.likar@kabeg.at.
Johann AuerInstitut für Anästhesie und Schmerzambulanz, Marienkrankenhaus Vorau, Vorau, Österreich.
Albert Chavanne, Wien, Österreich.
Wilfried Ilias, Wien, Österreich.
Michael KernSchmerzambulanz, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, Graz, Österreich.
Petra KreplerAbteilung für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Orthopädisches Spital Speising, Wien, Österreich.
Hans-Georg KressAbteilung für Spezielle Anästhesie und Schmerztherapie, MedUni Wien/AKH Wien, Wien, Österreich.
Ulrike LischnigInstitut für Anästhesie und Schmerzambulanz, Marienkrankenhaus Vorau, Vorau, Österreich.
Gernot MaurerAbteilung Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt UKH Steiermark/Standort Kalwang, Kalwang, Österreich.
Oliver SommerInstitut für Radiologie, Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum GmbH, Schwarzach im Pongau, Österreich.
Martin C SpendelAbteilung für Neurochirurgie, Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich.
Siegfried ThurnherAbteilung Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Wien, Österreich.
Karl WohakKlinik Diakonissen, Schladming, Österreich.
Andreas WolfAbteilung für Anästhesie und operative Intensivmedizin, Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz, Zams, Österreich.
Michael WölkhartInstitut für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation, Salzkammergut Klinikum Bad Ischl - Gmunden Vöcklabruck, Vöcklabruck, Österreich.
Klinikum Klagenfurt · ATAllgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt · ATDiakonissenkrankenhaus · DEHospital of the Brothers of St. John of God · ATInn-Salzach-Klinikum · DEOrthopaedic Hospital Speising · ATSchwarzwald-Baar Klinikum · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiofrequency denervation has been established for many years as an important minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of chronic pain conditions. Positive experiences of many users for various indications are contrasted by a nonuniform evidence. With meticulous patient selection and correct assessment of the indications a longer term reduction of pain, a reduced need for analgesics and an improvement in the quality of life can be achieved. The aim of this interdisciplinary position paper is to present the value of radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of chronic pain. The summarized recommendations of the expert group are based on the available evidence and on the clinical experiences of Austrian centers that frequently implement the procedure. The position paper contains recommendations on patient selection and proven indications. We discribe safety aspects, complications, side effects and contraindications.

Indexed as

Chronic PainLow Back PainZygapophyseal JointAustriaDenervationHumansLumbar VertebraeQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeChronic painInterventional pain therapyMinimally invasive pain therapyRadiofrequency denervationThermocoagulation

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PMID33447917
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