Prevention of phantom limb pain by infusion of local anaesthetic into the sciatic nerve

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 599-600

  Pavy, T J G ^a,b,c   Doyle, D L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Anaesthesia ^*

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pain, phantom limb

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHANTOM PAIN; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029909452     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400517     Document Type: Article

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