Needle-free injection (synonyms: syringe without needle, jet injection, Injex method; engl. : jet injection) is an injection system the size of a ballpoint pen, with which the anesthetic for local anesthesia is not applied with a hypodermic needle, but by building up high pressure under the mucosa (oral mucosa) for a short time. Syringe phobia … Needle Free Injection
Chordotomy is a pain surgery procedure used as ultima ratio (Latin : ultimus: “the last”; “the most distant”; “the utmost”; ratio: “reason”; “reasonable consideration”) in the treatment of refractory pain. The procedure is based on surgical transection of the pain pathway in the spinal cord, the so-called tractus spinothalamicus (anterior cord), and is thus one … Chordotomy
Analgesia (synonyms: analgosedation, sedoanalgesia) is the drug-induced elimination of pain (analgesia) with simultaneous sedation or dulling of consciousness. The procedure is also commonly referred to as “painless twilight sleep“. In contrast to classical anesthesia, the patient breathes by himself (spontaneous breathing) and responds to external stimuli. Indications (areas of application) Endoscopic examinations, e.g., colonoscopy (colonoscopy), … Twilight Sleep: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Anesthesia is the state of insensibility induced in medicine with the aim of being able to perform therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. In the procedure of electroanesthesia (synonyms: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS, TNS, TENS therapy; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), this state is induced by low-current electrical pulses that activate the body’s own systems to reduce … Electroanesthesia
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal lung support (ECLA), is an intensive care therapy procedure that can support or take over cardiac and pulmonary function in children and adults. The procedure is used as a temporary cardiac support (temporary support of cardiac function), in severe hypoxemic lung failure and as a low-flow system … Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Intravenous anesthesia (IVA), together with total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA), forms a subspecialty of general anesthesia. General anesthesia is the conventional anesthesia or general anesthesia (Greek nàrkosi: to put to sleep). The name of this form of anesthesia refers to the exclusively intravenous administration of the anesthetic. In contrast to balanced anesthesia and inhalation anesthesia, an … Intravenous Anesthesia, Total Intravenous Anesthesia
Endotracheal intubation (often shortened to intubation in the narrower sense) is the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT; called a tube for short; it is the breathing tube, a hollow plastic probe) into the trachea (windpipe). Intubation is required during anesthesia or else in emergency situations to secure the airway. Indications (areas of application) Aspiration … Intubation Applications
Cryoanalgesia is a branch of cryotherapy (cold therapy) whose analgesic (pain-relieving) effect was known early on. As an external application of cold to relieve pain, for example, on the skeletal system in bruises and similar injuries, cryotherapy is one of the physical therapy methods and is widely used. However, cryoanalgesia, which is the topic here, … Cryoanalgesia (Icing)
Artificial respiration must be used when a person’s spontaneous breathing is inadequate or nonexistent. This is the case in the following situations: Indications (areas of application) Anesthesia Respiratory/cardiovascular arrest Serious chronic illness, neurologic, internal, etc. (e.g., adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)) Severe trauma (injuries) Intoxications (poisonings) The procedures Artificial respiration is performed by directly injecting … Artificial Respiration
Neurodestructive procedures or neurodestruction (synonyms: neuroablation, neurolysis, neurosurgical pain therapy) is an invasive, destructive (“destroying”) intervention for the long-term elimination of nerves or nerve plexuses. This pain therapeutic measure targets the sensitive function of the nerves and is usually effective on a temporary basis as, for example, regenerative processes progress and may require re-intervention. Because … Neurodestructive Procedures
So-called patient-controlled analgesia (“PCA”) is a modern form of analgesic application based on dosing by the patient himself. The terms “PCA pump” and the colloquial term “pain pump” refer to the same procedure. The PCA enables the patient to administer pain medication individually, adapted to his or her needs, at the touch of a button, … Patient-controlled Analgesia
Peridural injection (PDI) is a conservative therapeutic measure for the treatment of pain syndromes of the spine, especially of the intervertebral discs. The injected substance is a corticoid (for example, triamcinolone, which is an active substance that has an anti-inflammatory and anti-growth effect and suppresses the body’s own defenses; it belongs to the group of … Peridural Injection for Disc Problems
