Femoral nerve blockade in the multidisciplinary management of intractable localized pain due to metastatic tumor: A case report

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-60

  Khor, Kok Eng ^a,b   Ditton, John N ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

catheter technique; femoral nerve blockade; implanted system; Metastatic bone pain; multitherapeutic approach

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; LAXATIVE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FATALITY; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0002812492     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(95)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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