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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Nov 23;28(1):24–34.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.09.020

Table 2.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Subjects are status post amputation of an upper or lower limb (ie, amputation is not congenital) Active infection
Refractory PLP, despite conservative (nonsurgical) management for > 6 months Underlying congenital segmentation or other spinal anomalies that result in differential nerve root pressures
Positive anesthetic/steroid block, as performed under CT guidance in an analogous fashion to planned cryoablation procedure Significant spinal stenosis interpreted as “severe” on any cross-sectional imaging study
Ability and willingness of patient to provide written informed consent Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
Immunosuppression
History or laboratory results indicative of any significant cardiac, endocrine, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, infectious, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, neoplastic, or other disorder that in the opinion of the principal investigator would preclude safe performance of cryoablation
Uncorrectable coagulopathies
Concurrent participation in another investigational trial involving systemic administration of agents or within the previous 30 d
Previous surgical intervention—after amputation—that may have altered target nerve

PLP = phantom limb pain.