Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Healthcare, entitled “Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain”, was envisaged to touch upon a wide range of topics from the fields of anesthesia and pain medicine related to the matter in question.

There is an increasing demand for the effective management of both postsurgical and posttraumatic pain, as well as that related to chronic disease. Nevertheless, in real life, many patients are not receiving satisfactory therapy. The role of primary pain related to central sensitization as well as chronification of acute pain conditions is also of vital importance.

It is necessary to present research results on effective and safe therapies to manage certain diseases where severe acute and chronic pain persists and is not well controlled by existing and even recommended therapeutic methods.

Moreover, many interventional therapeutic methods and devices that are well known and already used, as well as new ones, require additional studies to support their indications, contraindications, safety, and effectiveness in pain therapy.

This issue will provide evidence regarding interventional acute and chronic pain management. 

In view of the above, it is my pleasure to announce this Special Issue entitled “Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain”. I welcome papers on any subject that is appropriate for this Special Issue. Meta-analyses, reviews, and original articles are welcome.

Dr. Dariusz Kosson
Dr. Marcin Kołacz
Guest Editors

Dr. Robert Hadzik
Guest Editor Assistant 

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