Nerve sheath catheter analgesia for forequarter amputation in paediatric oncology patients

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dc.contributor.authorKaddoum, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorBurgoyne, L.L.
dc.contributor.authorPereiras, L.A.
dc.contributor.authorGermain, M.
dc.contributor.authorNeel, M.
dc.contributor.authorAnghelescu, D.L.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn a single centre over two years, four children (7 to 10 years old) with upper limb osteosarcoma underwent chemotherapy followed by forequarter amputation. All patients had preoperative pain and were treated with gabapentin. Nerve sheath catheters were placed in the brachial plexus intraoperatively and left in situ for five to 14 days. After surgery, all patients received local anaesthetic infused via nerve sheath catheters as part of a multimodal analgesia technique. Three of the four patients were successfully treated as outpatients with the nerve sheath catheters in situ. All four children experienced phantom limb pain; however, it did not persist beyond four weeks in any patient.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityR. N. Kaddoum, L. L. Burgoyne, L. A. Pereiras, M. Germain, M. Neel, D. L. Anghelescu
dc.identifier.citationAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2013; 41(5):671-677
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0310057x1304100513
dc.identifier.issn0310-057X
dc.identifier.issn1448-0271
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/93269
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Society of Anaesthetists
dc.rights© Australian Society of Anaesthetists
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1304100513
dc.subjectlocal anaesthetic
dc.subjectnerve sheath catheter block
dc.subjectphantom limb pain
dc.subjectmultimodal analgesia forequarter amputation
dc.subjectosteosarcoma
dc.titleNerve sheath catheter analgesia for forequarter amputation in paediatric oncology patients
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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