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9553211

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of phantom limb pain has been significantly underestimated for many years. However, studies published during the recent decade indicate that the real incidence of phantom limb pain may be between 60% and 90%. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) occurs with an incidence of about 15.000 new cases every year in Germany. Both diseases show early centralisation and chronification. Hence, only early diagnosis and onset of correct therapy in time provide significant pain reduction. When therapy is started too late, prognosis in regard to sufficient pain reduction is poor. Phantom limb pain can be prevented by proper anaesthesia. Several studies could show the benefit of perioperative continuous regional anaesthesia . None of the patients treated with a combination of local anaesthetics and low dose morphine developed phantom limb pain. Therapy of choice for RSD is the sympathetic blockade. The most suitable method is intravenous regional sympathetic blockade (IVRSB) with guanethidine (2).
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1431-7621
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[Sympathetic reflex dystrophy and phantom pain. Diagnosis, therapy and prognosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Intensiv- und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinik Bochum.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review