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Pain Medicine An Essential Review

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Pain Medicine

R. Jason Yong Michael Nguyen Ehren Nelson  •  Richard D. Urman Editors

Pain Medicine An Essential Review

Editors R. Jason Yong, MD, MBA Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA Department of Anesthesiology Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Boston, MA, USA Ehren Nelson, MD Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA

Michael Nguyen, MD Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA, CPE Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School Director of Anesthesia Service, Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center at Chestnut Hill Director (Anesthesia), Center for Perioperative Research Medical Director, Sedation for Interventional Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-43131-4    ISBN 978-3-319-43133-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017931967 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

Pain Medicine is a young and growing field with continually evolving concepts, pathways, and procedures. Furthermore, with the multitude of specialties participating in this multidisciplinary field, the knowledge base required of pain practitioners is immense. While all pain fellowships now require exposure to psychiatry, neurology, anesthesiology, and physiatry, one year is a short amount of time to attempt a full mastery of all these d