The effect of repeated epidural sympathetic nerve block on 'failed back surgery syndrome' associated chronic low back pain

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-51

  Fredman, Brian ^a   Zohar, Edna ^a   Ben Nun, Meir ^a   Iraqi, Rusan ^a   Jedeikin, Robert ^a   Gepstein, Reuven ^b,c  

^a Dept Anesth Intensive Care Meir H ^*  (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Back surgery: 'failed back surery syndrome'; Drug administration: repeated epidural; Pain, chronic; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032966996     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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