RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sufentanil Stellate Ganglion Injection in the Treatment of Refractory Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
JF Regional Anesthesia: The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics, Surgery, & Pain Control
JO Reg Anesth Pain Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 90
OP 92
DO 10.1136/rapm-00115550-198914020-00011
VO 14
IS 2
A1 Arias, Lorraine M.
A1 Bartkowski, Richard
A1 Grossman, Karen L.
A1 Schwartzman, Robert J.
A1 Tom, Carol Mei-Lin
YR 1989
UL http://rapm.bmj.com/content/14/2/90.abstract
AB Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a neurologic disorder with characteristic symptomatology including burning dysesthesia, swelling, and vasomotor alteration. Two patients with refractory reflex sympathetic dystrophy underwent stellate ganglion injection with 10 mcg of sufentanil in 10 ml preservative-free saline. Both reported decrease in pain and improved mobility, which was long lasting.