Sufentanil stellate ganglion injection in the treatment of refractory reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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.
Arias
L M
LM
Department of Anesthesiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bartkowski
R
R
Grossman
K L
KL
Schwartzman
R J
RJ
Tom
C M
CM
D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008875:Middle Aged; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013233:Stellate Ganglion; D017409:Sufentanil
D000700:Analgesics; D017409:Sufentanil; D005283:Fentanyl