Neural blockade in chronic and cancer pain.
Neural blockade can provide significant pain relief to patients with chronic and cancer pain but must be used in the correct manner and only on selected patients. The hazards of performing neurolytic treatments have become apparent with time and demonstrate the need to examine the long-term outcomes of these procedures. The present challenge is to identify with controlled trials those patients with chronic pain who would benefit from neural blockade.
Lamacraft
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Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Cousins
M J
MJ
D002908:Chronic Disease; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D059408:Pain Management; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000187:drug effects; D011379:Prognosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000187:drug effects; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome