Epidural spinal cord stimulation following intravenous prostaglandin E1 therapy in patients with ischaemic pain (peripheral vascular disease Fontaine stage IV). Preliminary results of a controlled randomized study

Pain Clinic

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Claeys, Luc G Y ^a,b   Horsch, Svante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ischaemic pain; Microcirculation; Pain relief; Spinal cord stimulation; Ulcer healing

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PAIN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0031969480     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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