Perineural infusion of 0.5% ropivacaine for successful treatment of phantom limb syndrome: A case report

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 661-664

  Borghi, B ^a   Bugamelli, S ^b   Stagni, G ^b   Missiroli, M ^b   Genco, R ^b   Colizza, M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthetics, local; Phantom limb; Sciatic nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LEG PAIN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHANTOM LIMB SYNDROME; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCIATIC NERVE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOM LIMB; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 72449133814     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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