Development of a protocol for pain management in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization

Maciolek, Holly; Connelly, Neil Roy; Parker, Robert K.; Steinberg, Robert B.; Reuben, Scott S.; Bean, Mark; Munk, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.acpain.2005.05.003

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Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 59-63, August 2005

Development of a protocol for pain management in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization

Holly Maciolek
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Neil Roy Connelly
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 413 794 3520; fax: +1 413 794 5349.
Robert K. Parker
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Robert B. Steinberg
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Scott S. Reuben
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Mark Bean
- Department of Radiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Christian Munk
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA

Received 23 November 2004; received in revised form 6 April 2005; accepted 18 May 2005.

Summary

We have described the development of our protocol for patients undergoing UAE, the basis of which is PCEA and multi-modal treatment of nausea/vomiting. With implementation of this protocol, we have moved closer to meeting our goal of making UAE an outpatient procedure.

Keywords: Analgesia, Epidural, Embolization, Pain