Randomized prospective study comparing pre-emptive epidural and intraoperative perineural analgesia for the prevention of postoperative stump and phantom limb pain following major amputation.

Autor: Lambert, A. W., Dashfield, A., Cosgrove, C., Wilkins, D. C., Walker, A. J., Ashley, S.
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Zdroj: British Journal of Surgery; Apr2000, Vol. 87 Issue 4, p490, 27p
Abstrakt: Compares the use of pre-emptive epidural and intraoperative perineural analgesia in preventing postoperative stump (POSP) and phantom limb pain (PLP) after major amputation. Performance of amputations under general anesthesia; Analysis of the rate of the incidence of PLP; Use of visual analogue score to assess POSP.
Databáze: Complementary Index