کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2763928 | 1150771 | 2007 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We report the efficacy of perioperative infusion of clonidine and bupivacaine for above-knee amputation in a patient with a history of phantom limb pain in the same extremity after a previous below-knee amputation. The patient underwent general anesthesia. Before transection, the sciatic nerve was infiltrated with 0.25% bupivacaine 5 mL and clonidine 50 μg. After the nerve was severed, a 20-gauge epidural catheter was inserted into the nerve sheath and externalized laterally through a separate skin incision. Before closure, 0.25% bupivacaine 10 mL and clonidine 50 μg was injected, and 0.1% bupivacaine and clonidine two μg/mL was infused at 10 mL/h for the first 96 hours postoperatively. There were no incidents of hypotension, bradycardia, or sedation during the infusion period. The mean postoperative pain score (from 0 to 10) for 96 hours was 1.2 ± 0.7. The patient required a total of 10 mg of oxycodone postoperatively. The patient did not report either stump or phantom pain for 12 months after surgery.
Journal: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - Volume 19, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 226–229