Cryoneurolysis Thermal Graphs: In Vivo Descriptive Data from Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Thermocouples
During percutaneous cryoneurolysis, the temperature of tissue is frequently deceptively warm relative to the returning gas and tissue frequently does not reach an adequately cold temperature; prolonging gas treatment from 3 to 5 min improves the success of reaching therapeutic temperatures; the presence of a peripheral nerve block appears to lessen the chance of reaching therapeutic temperatures; and caution is warranted when treating consecutive intercostal nerves as tissue temperature may decrease with each level.
Authors
- John J. Finneran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-155X)
- Baharin Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-5596)
- Brian M. Ilfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6144-3273)
- Rhea Gandhi
- Jessica P. Pham
Institutions
- Western Michigan University (US)
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000006059
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00