title: Continuous brachial plexus block for prolonged sympathectomy and control of pain.
abstract: An anesthetic technic for long-term analgesia and sympathectomy for upper extremity vascular accident was successfully employed in 3 patients. Narcotics were not required during this period. Neurological complications, local bleeding, and hematoma were not detected even though 2 patients were heparinized.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D013562:Sympathectomy