Effect of perioperative sciatic nerve block on chronic pain in patients undergoing below-knee amputation: A randomised controlled trial

Effect of perioperative sciatic nerve block on chronic pain in patients undergoing below-knee amputation: A randomised controlled trial

Background and Aims: Many pain syndromes such as chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) and stump pain (SP), involving nociceptive and neuropathic pain, develop after amputation. Recent literature suggests that the use of regional blocks reduces repeated stimulation of transected nerve roots and thus preve...

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Main Authors: Jeetinder Kaur Makkar, Anjishnujit Bandyopadhay, Kajal Jain, Anudeep Jafra, Nirmal R Gopinathan, Preetmohinder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
amputation
chronic pain
nerve block
phantom limb
pre-emptive
sciatic nerve
stump pain
ultrasound-guided
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2022;volume=66;issue=18;spage=300;epage=306;aulast=Makkar

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