Regional anesthesia approaches to pain management in pediatric palliative care: A review of current knowledge

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 859-873

  Rork, Jillian F ^a   Berde, Charles B ^a,b   Goldstein, Richard D ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; child; nerve block; neuraxial blockade; pain management; Palliative care; regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; ASTROCYTOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER PAIN; CHONDROSARCOMA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ENTERITIS; FEMORAL NERVE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; NERVE BLOCK; NEURAXIAL BLOCKADE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888637360     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.004     Document Type: Review

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