Clinical experience using intrathecal (IT) bupivacaine infusion in three patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I)

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 667-678

  Lundborg, C ^a   Dahm, P ^a   Nitescu, Peter ^a   Appelgren, L ^a   Curelaru, Ioan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome type I reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Intrathecal treatment: bupivacaine opioid; Pain

Indexed keywords

ALFADIL; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLONIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; DOXAZOSIN; GUANETHIDINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PRAZOSIN; PROPOFOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROLYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; PAIN; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0033063036     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.1999.430613.x     Document Type: Article

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