Continuous brachial plexus block at the cervical level using a posterior approach in the management of neuropathic cancer pain

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 572-575

  Vranken, Jan H ^a   Van der Vegt, Marinus H ^a   Zuurmond, Wouter W A ^b   Pijl, Aarnout J ^a   Dzoljic, Misa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Cancer pain; Catheter; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK; NEUROPATHIC CANCER PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035170262     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2001.26488     Document Type: Article

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