Comparing the effect of stellate ganglion block and gabapentin on the post mastectomy pain syndrome

Rawal Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-24

  Hoseinzade, Hamzeh ^a,b   Mahmoodpoor, Ata ^a   Agamohammadi, Davoud ^a   Sanaie, Sarvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Pain; Post mastectomy; Stellate ganglion

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; GABAPENTIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POST MASTECTOMY PAIN SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 77953419994     PISSN: 03035212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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