Intravenous regional sympathetic block: past, present and future?
Intravenous regional sympathetic block is a valued component of the pain clinician's armamentarium for the management of the complex regional pain syndrome type 1. Treatment of this multifaceted condition is multimodal, and despite a lack of convincing supporting evidence from clinical trials, the author makes the case for retaining the technique while recommending both appropriate guidance and further study.
Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, United Kingdom. apjlake@aol.com
Alfred P J
AP
Lake
D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous