Nerve block for pain relief

References

Citations

  1. Fausett HJ, Warfield CA (2002). Nerve blocks: An overview. In CA Warfield, HJ Fausett, eds., Manual of Pain Management, 2nd ed., pp. 293–299. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  2. De Leon-Casasola OA (2000). Critical evaluation of chemical neurolysis of the sympathetic axis for cancer pain. Cancer Control, 7(2): 142–148.

  3. Wong GY, et al. (2004). Effect of neurolytic celiac plexus block on pain relief, quality of life, and survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. JAMA, 291(9): 1092–1099.

Other Works Consulted

  • Jain S, Gupta R (2001). Neurolytic agents in clinical practice. In SD Waldman, ed., Interventional Pain Management, 2nd ed., pp. 220–225. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.


Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPHLast Updated: October 30, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Michael Seth Rabin, MD - Medical Oncology

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