Pain relief with intravenous regional guanethedine in post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy--a case report.
Intravenous regional guanethedine (IVRG), using the Bier's block technique, was given to relieve pain in a 62 year old Indian woman suffering from reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The patient obtained complete pain relief with 2 injections and has remained pain-free for 18 months.
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Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
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D005260:Female; D006145:Guanethidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D006145:Guanethidine