Raising Awareness of New Interventional Procedures Recommendations from NICE
The new interventional procedure recommendations published by NICE is a great step forward to help adopt Radio-Frequency Ablation therapy for the treatment of Osteoarthritic knee pain. Having observed the transformation in the quality of life of patients under my care using this treatment, I am delighted to see the publication of the NICE recommendations. I hope this will now help to increase awareness of this innovative therapy leading to improved outcomes for many more patients.
Dr. Robin CorreaConsultant Pain Management and Anaesthetics. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust ; Honorary Clinical Lecturer Warwick Medical School, United Kingdom
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Cooled Radiofrequency
With COOLIEF Cooled RF, water-cooled electrodes enable more RF energy to be delivered than traditional RF, creating lesions that distally-project more than 45% beyond the probeâs tip, resulting in a spherically-shaped lesion that can reach up to 12mm in width (in bench testing).
Standard Radiofrequency
With Standard RF, the lesion projects distally a minimal distance beyond the tip, resulting in an elliptical shape.
Pulsed Radiofrequency
Pulsed radiofrequency utilizes radiofrequency in a pulsatile manner in order to allow the heat to dissipate, thereby not creating a thermal lesion.2
References
1.Ball RD. The science of conventional and water-cooled monopolar lumbar radiofrequency rhizotomy: an electrical engineering point of view. Pain Physician. 2014;17(2):E175-E211.
2.Santana-Pineda MM, Vanlinthout LE, Santana-RamĂrez S, Vanneste T, Van Zundert J, Novalbos-Ruiz JP. A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Analgesia and Functional Improvement After Continuous Neuroablative and Pulsed Neuromodulative Radiofrequency Treatment of the Genicular Nerves in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis up to One Year After the Intervention [published online ahead of print, 2020 Nov 12]. Pain Med. 2020;pnaa309.doi:10.1093/pm/pnaa309
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