Open AccessTreatment of complex regional pain syndrome with stellate ganglion local anesthetic blockade: a case report of one patient's experiences with traditional bupivacaine HC l and liposome bupivacaine
Author(s) -
Ferrillo Martin G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.614
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , local anesthetic , blockade , anesthesia , receptor
Key Clinical Message Complex regional pain syndrome ( CRPS ) is a poorly understood, debilitating disorder characterized by severe chronic pain in an affected limb or region of the body. This case presentation is the first to describe the effectiveness and prolonged duration of the effect of liposome bupivacaine in stellate ganglion block for CRPS .