Retrospective Evaluation of ASIPP Guidelines Implementation

Pain Management Center of Paducah

Overview

To demonstrate clinically significant improvements in the patients treated following ASIPP guidelines compared to the patients who were treated prior to the establishment of ASIPP guidelines.

We have performed one study in the past showing that the implementation of guidelines improved outcomes by reducing the number of procedures and also the cost. However,, no large scale study has been performed thus far.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Guideline Implementation

Interventions

American Society of Interventional Pain Physician GuidelinesPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Evaluate all patients undergoing the following interventional techniques during 1999 and 2000 compared to patients undergoing interventional techniques during 2004 and 2005 * Cervical facet joint nerve blocks * Thoracic facet joint nerve blocks * Lumbar facet joint nerve blocks * Lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections * Cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injections Exclusion Criteria: Non-availability of appropriate data

Locations (1)

Ambulatory Surgery Center

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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