Infraclavicular brachial plexus block and infusion for treatment of long-standing complex regional syndrome type 1: A case report

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Day, Miles ^a   Pasupuleti, Ram ^b   Jacobs, Scott ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b The Pain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1; Continuous regional blockade; CRPS Type 1; Neuromodulation; Sympathetically maintained pain

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TIZANIDINE; VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NEUROMODULATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REST; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; THERMOCOAGULATION; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 2442680191     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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