Intravenous regional clonidine in the management of sympathetically maintained pain

Anesthesiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 527-530

  Reuben, Scott S ^a   Steinberg, Robert B ^b   Madabhushi, Lakshmi ^b   Rosenthal, Erik ^b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 Adrenergic agonists; Complex regional pain syndrome; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Technique treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; BRETYLIUM; CLONIDINE; GUANETHIDINE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; RESERPINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0031829732     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199808000-00034     Document Type: Article

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