Neural blockade in chronic and cancer pain

Neural blockade can provide significant pain relief to patients with chronic and cancer pain but must be used in the correct manner and only on selected patients. The hazards of performing neurolytic treatments have become apparent with time and demonstrate the need to examine the long-term outcomes...

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Published inInternational anesthesiology clinics Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 131
Main Authors Lamacraft, G, Cousins, M J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1997
Subjects
Chronic Disease
Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Nerve Block - adverse effects
Nerve Block - methods
Pain - diagnosis
Pain - physiopathology
Pain - prevention & control
Pain Management
Peripheral Nerves - drug effects
Prognosis
Spinal Cord - drug effects
Spinal Nerve Roots - drug effects
Sympathetic Nervous System - drug effects
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Neural blockade can provide significant pain relief to patients with chronic and cancer pain but must be used in the correct manner and only on selected patients. The hazards of performing neurolytic treatments have become apparent with time and demonstrate the need to examine the long-term outcomes of these procedures. The present challenge is to identify with controlled trials those patients with chronic pain who would benefit from neural blockade.
ISSN:0020-5907
DOI:10.1097/00004311-199703520-00009