Differential Epidural Block Predicts the Success of Visceral Block in Patients with Chronic Visceral Abdominal Pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 595-601

  Rizk, Maged K ^a   Tolba, Reda ^a   Kapural, Leonardo ^b   Mitchell, Justin ^a   Lopez, Rocio ^a   Mahboobi, Ramatia ^a   Vrooman, Bruce ^a   Mekhail, Nagy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Differential block; Differential nerve block; Visceral block; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABUSE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL NERVE BLOCK; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NERVE BLOCK; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX PAIN; VISCERAL PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84868557503     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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