title: Preemptive analgesia in elective surgery in patients with complex regional pain syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can be a complication of injury or surgery or have an obscure etiology. Special precautions are indicated (i.e., preemptive analgesia) when surgery is required with a patient who has been diagnosed with CRPS. The complex case of a 44-year-old female diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is discussed, including current treatment options. A brief review of the literature as well as the features of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I/RSD and CRPS II/causalgia) are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schwarzentraub
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Racz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000628:therapy