American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

2009 Annual Pain Medicine Meeting and Workshops

Abstract ID	Abstract Title, Author, Location
Best of Abstracts
BOA:1	The role of alpha-2 noradrenergic receptors in regulating primary afferent release of substance P and formalin-induced nociception
	Alan Gonzalez-Cota, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI
BOA:2	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Milnacipran 100 mg/day in Patients with Fibromyalgia
	Lesley M. Arnold, MD, Cincinnati, OH
BOA:3	A Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial Evaluating Decadron in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Preliminary Report
	Kai McGreevy, M.D., La Jolla, CA
Resident Travel Awards: 1-3
RTA:1	Disposition and return to duty rate provided by an Interventional Pain Management service in Baghdad, Iraq
	Robert J. Trainer, D.O., Washington D.C., Washington D.C.
RTA:2	An economic analysis of the current costs of intrathecal pain therapy
	Meredith CB Adams, MD, Baltimore, MD
RTA:3	Efficacy of Botulinum toxin type A Injections For Bilateral Posterior Neck and Cervical Muscle Pain
	Andrea L Nicol, M.D., Santa Monica, California
Poster Session 1: 1-24 Thursday, November 19, 2009, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Moderators: Keith A. Candiotti, M.D.; Daniel T. Warren, M.D.
PS1:1	Ultrasound-Guided Neuroma Resection and Saphenous Nerve Catheter Placement
	Christopher J Bacani, MD, Jacksonville, Florida
PS1:2	Local Anesthetic Toxicity Reported with Continuous Femoral Nerve Catheter Infusing Ropivacaine 0.2% at 8ml/hr.
	Patrick L Behm, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
PS1:3	A comparison of analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and COX-2 inhibitors in peri-operative pain management.
	Anuj Bhatia, MBBS DNB MD FRCA MNAMS , Toronto, Ontario
PS1:4	CSF Penetration of Acetaminophen is an Important Determinant of Efficacy
	James B Breitmeyer, MD, San Diego, CA
PS1:5	A Literature Review of the Methodologies for Trialing Ziconotide
	Allen W Burton, MD, Houston, Texas
PS1:6	The Post-Operative Patient In Sickle Cell Crisis: A Multimodal Approach To Pain Management
	Octav Constantinescu, M.D., Durham, NC
PS1:7	Intravenous Acetaminophen (IV APAP) Safety Profile: 7 Years of International Post-marketing Experience
	Catherine J Hardalo, MD, San Diego, CA
PS1:8	Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Catheters and Ambulatory Perineural Infusion for Outpatient Inguinal Hernia Repair
	Justin Heil, PhD, M.D., San Diego, CA
PS1:9	Evaluation of Adding Oral Gabapentin on Patient-Controlled IV Analgesia (PCIA) on Post-operative Pain after Orthopedic Surgery
	Farnad Imani, Associate professor, MD FIPP, Tehran, Iran
PS1:10	A Posthoc Analysis of a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of IV Acetaminophen for the Treatment of Postoperative Pain after Major Orthopedic Surgery
	Jonathan S Jahr, MD, Los Angeles, CA
PS1:11	Intrathecal Morphine vs. Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia after Caesarean Section: A retrospective audit of 200 patients
	Karthikeyan Kallidaikurichi Srinivasan, M.D.Anaesthesiology ( India), Galway, Co Galway
PS1:12	OUR EXPERIENCE WITH BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA IN THE CREATION OF ARTERIOVENOUS ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS: ADDITIONAL BLOCK OF THE MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE
	Sanja S Maric, Spec. anaesthesiologist, MD, Foca, Bosnia
PS1:13	Analgesia from IV Acetaminophen is Unaffected by Serotonin-3 Antagonists
	Christine Pan, MS, San Diego, CA
PS1:14	Wet Tap & PDPH: An Audit of 30,000 Obstetric Epidurals
	Dr.Sunil T Pandya, MD Post doctorate in Caardiac and Neuro Anaesthesia, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
PS1:15	No Evidence of Platelet Dysfunction with IV Acetaminophen Administration
	Mike A Royal, MD, San Diego, CA
PS1:16	IV Acetaminophen Administered to Treat Postoperative Pain Significantly Decreases the Incidence of Patient Reporting of Postoperative Fever
	Mike A Royal, MD, San Diego, CA
PS1:17	Route of Administration May Significantly Impacts Hepatic Acetaminophen Exposure
	Mike A Royal, MD, San Diego, CA
PS1:18	Celiac Plexus Block, is it effective? A retrospective analysis for redefining the efficacy of neurolysis in metastatic cancer patients with severe upper abdominal pain
	Gita Rupani, MD, Chicago, IL`
PS1:19	A Comparison of Multiorifice Epidural Catheters in a Simulated Epidural Environment
	Dawood Sayed, M.D., Kansas City, Kansas
PS1:20	Ropivacaine continuous epidural analgesia for pain management after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study.
	Magna C Silva, Anesthesiology resident, Porto, Portugal
PS1:21	IV Acetaminophen Produces Clinically Meaningful Pain Response and Opioid Sparing Effect after Major Orthopedic Surgery: Pooled Data From Three Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials
	Heather D Smith, MBA, San Diego, CA
PS1:22	NURSING STAFF WELCOMED INTRODUCTION OF LOW DOSE KETAMINE INFUSION ON THE REGULAR HOSPITAL FLOOR FOR THE PATIENTS WITH HIGH OPIOID REQUIREMENTS.
	Dmitri Souzdalnitski, MD, PhD, New Haven, CT
PS1:23	USE OF MEDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF NAUSEA, VOMITING, OR CONSTIPATION IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS TREATED WITH ANALGESICS
	Dong-Churl Suh, Ph.D., Piscataway, NJ
PS1:24	TREATMENT COSTS AND LENGTH OF STAY IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WHO USED MEDICATIONS TO TREAT NAUSEA, VOMITING, OR CONSTIPATION AFTER TREATMENT WITH ANALGESICS
	Dong-Churl Suh, PhD., Piscataway, NJ
Poster Session 2: 1-24 Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Moderators: Honorio T. Benzon, M.D.; James M. North, M.D.
PS2:1	Continuous use of transverses abdominis plane (TAP) and paravertebral (PV) block as analgesic technique in transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction- A report of 2 cases.
	Vasanth Rao Kadam, MD,DNB,FANZCA., Woodville, SA
PS2:2	Efficacy and Gastrointestinal Tolerability of Tapentadol Extended Release in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
	Kathleen Kelly, MD, FACS, FCCM, Raritan, NJ
PS2:3	Patient and Physician Assessments of the Effectiveness of Controlled, Adjustable Doses of Tapentadol Extended Release Versus Oxycodone Controlled Release: Results From a 1-Year Safety Study
	Brigitte Kuperwasser, MD, MPH, Raritan, NJ
PS2:4	A comparison of the size and shape of radiofrequency lesions produced by different temperatures and lesion times using TEW electrode
	So Young Lim, M.D., Ph.D., Chunchon, Kangwon-Do
PS2:5	Use of a CSE to determine a chronic pain patients' initial choice of intrathecal medication
	Jeffrey Loh, MD, New York, NY
PS2:6	A systematic literature review of randomized clinical trials of intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol) for acute postoperative pain
	Alex Macario, MD, Stanford, CA
PS2:7	Evaluation of Tolerance During Treatment With Tapentadol Extended Release or Oxycodone Controlled Release in Patients With Chronic Low Back or Osteoarthritis Pain
	Bettyanne McCann, RPh, Raritan, NJ
PS2:8	Two year follow up of Gradual Stepwise Temperature-Increase Radiofrequency Neurotomy Technique for Lumbar Facet Joint Pain.
	Muhammad A Munir, M.D., Mason, OH
PS2:9	Continuous Inpatient Ketamine Infusion and Epidural Analgesia Followed by Outpatient Ketamine Boosters Improved Pain in Refractory CRPS-1
	Hai T Nguyen, MD, Cleveland, OH
PS2:10	Opioid refractory Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis (JIA) treated with tocilizumab - a multidisciplinary approach for treating pediatric patients with non-cooperative families
	Adarsh K Patel, MD, Chicago, IL
PS2:11	VERTEBROPLASTY/KYPHOPLASTY: GOOD ALTERNATIVES IN MANAGING INCIDENTAL PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES (VCF)
	SUSAN PETERS, MD, Montreal, Quebec
PS2:12	Successful Lumbar Median Branch Radiofrequency Ablation Following Single Diagnositic Lumbar Median Branch Block (Retrospective Chart Review from 2004-2009)
	Paragi Rana, B.S., Newark, New Jersey
PS2:13	Computer Tomography Guidance for Inferior Gluteal Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency
	Carlos E Restrepo-Garces, MD, Toronto, Ontario
PS2:14	Spinal cord stimulation a combined dorsal column and retrograde approach for refractory coccydynia status post coccygectomy.
	Gabriel A Rodriguez, MD, Jacksonville, FL
PS2:15	Comparative Evaluation of the Prometra Programmab;e Pump and Intrathecal Catheter in an Animal Model
	Steven Rosen, MD, Jenkintown, PA
PS2:16	A Retrospective Review of Lumbar Percutaneous Facet Stabilization in the Treatment of Facet-Mediated Lumbar Back Pain
	Peter D Rowe, MD, Denver, CO
PS2:17	Pooled safety analysis of IV acetaminophen in an adult inpatient population
	Mike A Royal, MD, San Diego, CA
PS2:18	Developing a Model for a Simulated Epidural Environment
	Dawood Sayed, M.D., Kansas City, Kansas
PS2:19	Assessment of Opioid Withdrawal in Patients Treated With Tapentadol Extended Release for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Results of a Randomized-Withdrawal Phase 3 Trial
	Sherwyn Schwartz, MD, San Antonio, TX
PS2:20	Dose Equivalence and Direct Conversion Between Tapentadol Immediate Release and Tapentadol Extended Release for Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain
	Douglas Y Shapiro, MD, PhD, Raritan, NJ
PS2:21	Epiduroscopy in patients with failed back surgery syndrome
	Magna C Silva, Anesthesiology Resident, Porto, Portugal
PS2:22	Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Cluster Headaches
	Natalie H Strand, MD, Phoenix, Arizona
PS2:23	Ultrasound-Guided Ulnar Nerve Block For The Treatment Of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
	Bret Todd, DO, Toledo, Ohio
PS2:24	Pulsed Radiofrequency Modulates Cytokine Expression in the Spared Nerve Injury Model
	Ricardo Vallejo, PhD, MD, Bloomington, Illinois
Poster Session 3: 1-22 Thursday, November 19, 2009, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Moderators: Somayaji Ramamurthy, M.D.; Salim M. Hayek, M.D., Ph. D.
PS3:1	SUBCUTANEOUS METHYLNALTREXONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID-INDUCED CONSTIPATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NON-MALIGNANT PAIN: OPEN-LABEL RESULTS
	e. Richard Blonsky, MD, Chicago, IL
PS3:2	Comparison of Echogenicity of Various Nerve Block Needles and Catheters
	Krishna Boddu, MBBS, MD, DNB, FANZCA, Houston, Texas
PS3:3	Transforaminal 5% Phenol Neurolysis for the Treatment of Intractable Cancer Pain
	Kenneth D Candido, MD, Chicago, Il
PS3:4	Percutaneous cryoablation for treatment of painful bone metastasis:is it a valid alternative to percutaneous cordotomy?
	Pasquale De Negri, MD, FIPP, Rionero in Vulture, PZ
PS3:5	Tapentadol Extended Release for the Management of Moderate to Severe Pain Caused by Osteoarthritis: Results of Patient’s Global Impression of Change
	Alison Greene, MPH, Raritan, NJ
PS3:6	Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Thoracolumbar Fascia Injections: A Prospective Trial
	Mayank Gupta, MD, Chicago, IL
PS3:7	Pre-amputation mirror therapy may prevent development of phantom limb pain
	Steven Hanling, MD, Coronado, CA
PS3:8	Evaluation of Drug Induced Serious Hepatotoxicity in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
	Catherine J Hardalo, MD, San Diego, CA
PS3:9	Ultrasound Guided Trans-sartorial Continuous Saphenous Nerve Blockade – A Technique for Relief of Postoperative Medial Incisional Foot and Ankle Pain
	Loreto Lollo, MD, Seattle, WA
PS3:10	REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN SURGERY
	Sanja S Maric, Spec. anaesthesiologist, MD, Foca, Bosnia
PS3:11	Dosage of Mepivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Axillary Block
	Faisal Motlani, MD, Detroit, MI
PS3:12	Continuous Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Clavicle Fractures
	Denny C Orme, DO, Hershey, PA
PS3:13	Successful Cervical Median Branch Radiofrequency Ablation Following Single Diagnositic Cervical Median Branch Block (Retrospective Chart Review from 2004-2009)
	Paragi Rana, B.S., Newark, New Jersey
PS3:14	A Strong Case for Placebo Effect in Propofol Infusion for Headache
	Deborah Rohner, MD, Cincinnati , OH
PS3:15	RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF IMAGE GUIDANCE TECHNIQUES FOR INTERCOSTAL STEROID INJECTIONS
	Hariharan Shankar, MBBS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PS3:16	Ropivacaine for Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Foot Surgery
	Magna F Silva, Resident, Porto, Portugal
PS3:17	Retrospective Analyses of Adverse Events and Economic Costs
	Robert Simons, Ph.D., Summit, New Jersey
PS3:18	The efficacy of fluoroscopy-guided procedures in chronic low back pain management in Thailand.
	Nuj Tontisirin, MD., Bangkok, n/a
PS3:19	Case Series and MAUDE database review of intrathecal catheter complications
	Shane J Volney, MD, Nashville, Tn
PS3:20	Determination of the ED50 of pregabalin on human experimental pain using the sequential up-down method
	Waylan Wong, B.A., La Jolla, CA
PS3:21	Nerve Block Placement at an Academic Medical Center: Time Requirements and Distribution By Time of Day
	Patrick J Tighe, MD, Gainesville, FL
PS3:22	Foot Drop Following Peripheral Nerve Blocks in a Patient Undergoing Knee Replacement
	Mack D Woo, MD, Jackson, MS
Medically Challenging Cases: 1-35 Thursday, November 19, 2009, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Moderators: Keith A. Candiotti, M.D.; Robert W. Hurley, M.D., Ph.D.; Eugene R. Viscusi
MCC:1	Efficacy of tranversus abdominus plane block as an adjunct to intra-thecal Diamorphine for post-operative analgesia in caesarean section – audit of an institutional experience
	Venkatesh Babu Annam, MBBS, MD, FRCA, Colchester, England
MCC:2	Congenital Malunion of Atlas Vertebra Resulting in Pain and Quadraparesis In An Adult Patient
	Muhammad Arif, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
MCC:3	Intractable Spontaneous Intracraneal Hypotension Treated with Colloide Epidural Patch:A Case Report.
	Arsenio Avila, MD,FRCPC,FCCP,DAPM, Toronto, Ontario
MCC:4	Intraoperative Cardiovascular Collapse And Subsequent Successful Resuscitation Following Intraoperative Intercostal Nerve Block and Cardiophrenic Fat Pad Injection During Thoracic Surgery
	Robert D Ball, DO, Syracuse, NY
MCC:5	DOES PDPH CAUSE POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES)? - A CASE REPORT
	Kausalya Chakravarthy, MD Felloship in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Diploma in Obgyn, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
MCC:6	Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement in a Patient with Chronically Infected Stage IV Leg Ulcers
	Antonio Chiricolo, Medical Doctor, Toledo, OH
MCC:7	Pneumorrhachis after a Facet joint injection
	Gildasio De Oliveira Jr., M.D., Chicago, Il
MCC:8	Successful Peripheral Field Stimulation for Thoracic Radiculitis Following Brown-Sequard Syndrome
	Mehul J Desai, M.D., M.P.H., Washington, DC
MCC:9	Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Supraorbital Neuralgia and Infraorbital Neuralgia: A Case Report
	Todd S. Hagle, M.D., Chicago, IL
MCC:10	An ingenious use of an indwelling intrathecal pump in the treatment of bacterial meningitis.
	Rickey T. Kim, DO, Syracuse, NY
MCC:11	Radio Frequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerves in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis - A case presentation
	Benjamin P. Lowry, M.D., Temple, Texas
MCC:12	Teenager with Disabling Myofascial Pain
	Badie S Mansour, MD, Oklahoma City, OK
MCC:13	Radiofrequency Ablation of Spinal Nerve Roots in Phantom Limb Pain
	Jason Adam Melnick, M.D., Tampa, FL
MCC:14	Treatment of status dystonicus causing rhabdomylosis and severe metabolic acidosis in a cerebral palsy child with intrathecal marcaine and baclofen pump.
	Ryan G Michaud, MD, Albuquerque, NM
MCC:15	Spinal Epidural Hematoma After Epidural Anesthesia in a Postpartum Patient Receiving Ketorolac
	Peter J Neuburger, MD, New York, New York
MCC:16	Atypical Facial Pain Treated with Upper Thoracic Dorsal Column Stimulation: A Case Report
	Stephanie A Neuman, MD, Rochester, Minnesota
MCC:17	The Use of the Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block as a Diagnostic Test for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Upper Extremity
	Arti Ori, MD, Boston, MA
MCC:18	Ultrasound guided cryoablation for treatment of genito-femoral neuralgia
	Robert H Overbaugh, MD, Albuquerque, NM
MCC:19	Complex Intrathecal Pump Medication Management in a Patient with Giant Cell Tumor: A Case Report
	Vaibhave Y Parikh, MD, Chicago, IL
MCC:20	A Case Report of Abdominal Pain Caused by IVC Filter
	Kate Paylo, DO, Youngstown, OH
MCC:21	CEMENTOPLASTY FOR PALLIATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN PATIENTS WITH BONY MALIGNANCIES
	SUSAN PETERS, MD, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
MCC:22	The Utilization of Spinal Cord Stimulation to Mediate Pain, Increase Tissue Perfusion, and Heal an Ischemic Wound in a Patient with Raynaud's Phenomenon Secondary to Scleroderma
	David A Provenzano, MD, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
MCC:23	Pulsed Radiofrequency of V3 for Chronic Temporomandibular Joint Pain
	Carlos E Restrepo-Garces, MD, Toronto, Ontario
MCC:24	Trial Placement of Linear Array Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulator Leads Adjacent to a Fractured Paddle Lead
	Keith A Schiff, MD, Columbia, MD
MCC:25	REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN A PATIENT WITH OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
	Magna F Silva, Resident, Porto, Portugal
MCC:26	Pulsed mode radiofrequency of the mental nerve for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
	Magna F Silva, Anesthesiology Resident, Porto, Portugal
MCC:27	OCCIPITAL PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC INTRACTABLE OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA IN A PATIENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE- 1
	IOANNIS M. SKARIBAS, MD, HOUSTON, TX
MCC:28	Radiofrequency Lesioning of the SI Joint with the Simplicity III Probe: A case series
	Brian Starr, MD, Charlottesville, VA
MCC:29	Pontine Hemorrhage Following a Recenty Implanted Intrathecal Drug Delivery System
	Natalie Strand, MD, Phoenix, Arizona
MCC:30	Should she have an epidural again? : A case Report
	Muoi A Trinh, M.D., Chicago, Il
MCC:31	Epidural Hematoma After Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection: Case Report
	Jeffrey T. Truitt, MD, Philadelphia, PA
MCC:32	Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation of the Sural Nerve for Treatment of Sural Neuropathy
	Daryl Wong, D.O., Toledo, OH
MCC:33	SELF-EXTRACTION OF INTRATHECAL PUMP OPIOID BY A HEALTH CARE WORKER WITH A CONCOMITANT INTRATHECAL GRANULOMA
	David Wong, MD, Chicago, IL
MCC:34	Suspected Motor Weakness in a Patient with Metastatic Brain Carcinoma after Kyphoplasty: A Case Report
	Catherine Choi Y, MD, Chicago, IL
MCC:35	PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY UNDER ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NEUROPATHY
	Arun Ramasamy, MD, Toledo, Ohio