2007 Department Statistics
In 1986, Dr. Nigel Sharrock was appointed Director of the Department of Anesthesiology at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Under Dr. Sharrock's leadership, HSS became one of the first hospitals in the country to promote the use of regional anesthesia for orthopedic surgery and pain management. Approximately 90% of all anesthetics performed at HSS utilized regional anesthesia techniques in 2007. A total of 55,886 anesthetic procedures/interventions were administered in the Department’s multiple clinical settings: the Main Operating Room, the Ambulatory Surgery Center, the Post Anesthesia Care Units, the Acute Pain Service, the Pain Medicine Division, the MRI and Radiology Suites, and the new Hand and Foot Center
2936 more anesthetic procedures were administered in the OR in 2007 then were administered in 2006, an 11% increase.
Operating Room |
|
Yearly Total |
General |
|
3081 |
MAC |
|
735 |
Ankle Block |
|
636 |
Saphenous Nerve Block |
|
59 |
Axillary Block |
|
105 |
Interscalene Block |
|
1686 |
Spinal |
|
4199 |
Epidural |
|
890 |
Comb. Spinal-Epidural |
|
6646 |
Femoral Nerve Block |
|
3792 |
Sciatic Nerve Block |
|
46 |
Popliteal Fossa Block |
|
1080 |
Psoas Block |
|
577 |
Infraclavicular |
|
1321 |
Supraclavicular |
|
951 |
Ultrasound-Guided Block |
|
2568 |
Indwelling Catheter |
|
362 |
Other |
|
45 |
Total |
|
28779 |
| |
|
|
Pts. Overnight in PACU |
|
Yearly Total
4619 |
In 2007, there were 9990 Acute Pain Service interventions.
Epidural |
|
6067 |
IV |
|
3508 |
Interscalene/Ax. Block |
|
74 |
Femoral Nerve Block |
|
57 |
Popliteal Fossa Block |
|
237 |
Infraclavicular Block |
|
47 |
TOTAL* |
|
9990 |
*Includes Pediatrics and Referrals to Chronic Pain |
Pediatrics |
|
400 |
Chronic Pain Referrals |
|
422 |
12,498 Pain Medicine Interventions were performed in 2007.
Division of Pain Medicine |
|
2007 Total |
| |
|
|
| Ambulatory |
Epidural Steroid Injection |
|
2235 |
Sympathetic Block |
|
206 |
Acupuncture |
|
842 |
Trigger Point Injection |
|
327 |
Procedures under Fluroscopy |
|
2918 |
Cryoneurolysis |
|
58 |
Pump Refill |
|
10 |
Discogram |
|
53 |
Facets/RF |
|
372 |
Consults |
|
1735 |
Follow-Ups |
|
3279 |
Other |
|
401 |
Subtotal |
|
12436 |
| |
|
|
In-Patient Procedures
|
Epidural |
|
105 |
Epidural Infusion |
|
|
Sympathetic |
|
|
Trigger Point Injection |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Consults |
|
|
Subtotal |
|
62 |
TOTAL |
|
12498 |
Please view the attachment for
- Monthly procedural breakdown for OR and Acute Pain Service (Pgs. 1-2).
- A comparison of 2007 to 2006 statistics (Pg. 3)
- A five-year overview of OR and Acute Pain procedures (Pg. 4).
