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Chronic pain control by means of an epidural catheter. Report of a case with description of the method
Author(s) -
Pilon Robert N.,
Baker Alan R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197602)37:2<903::aid-cncr2820370241>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , catheter , surgery , pain control , anesthesia , physical therapy
The feasibility of long term epidural catheterization for control of chronic pain from sacral metastases has been demonstrated. Infection was not a problem and obstruction of the catheter did not occur. The short duration of action of currently available drugs was the major limitation of the technique. The technique described merits further investigation as an alternative to currently available methods.