ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2008
Neurolytic blocks revisited.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cervico-thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy for neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Cervico-thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy for neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
- Anesthesia upstream of the alcoholic lesion point alleviates the pain of alcohol neurolysis for intercostal neuralgia: a prospective randomized clinical trial.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Trial
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- Stellate ganglion block therapy in management of ventricular electrical storm: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Pilot testing an ethanol cornual nerve block as a long-term analgesic for calf disbudding.JDS communications · 2024Article
- Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Injury: An Underestimated Complication of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Agents Used for Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2022Review
- Long-Term Sequelae of Frostbite-A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evaluation of combined radiofrequency and chemical blockade of multi-segmental lumbar sympathetic ganglia in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
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- [Ganglion block. When and how?].Der Radiologe · 2015Article
- Lumbar sympathetic treatment in the management of lower limb pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2014Review
- Intrathecal neurolytic block in a patient with refractory cancer pain.Journal of anesthesia · 2011Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The use of neurolytic blockade is a staple in the management of cancer pain. However, the data on neurolysis for chronic pain are plagued by inconsistencies in patient selection, diagnostic criteria, technical standards, and outcome measures. No one neurolytic agent or technique has been proven superior to another. Current evidence suggests that patients with pain of malignant origin may benefit from a variety of neurolytic techniques, as the benefit of documented short-term pain relief may outweigh risk at the end of life. In the absence of compelling data suggesting low-risk long-term efficacy, neurolysis for chronic benign pain should be cautiously considered, in most cases, only after failure of aggressive multidisciplinary management.
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