Does spinal anesthesia decrease the incidence of phantom pain?

Authors: Ugur, Fatih; Esmaoglu, Alive; Akin, Aynur; Ors, Sevgi; Aydogan, Harun; Gulcu, Nebahat; Boyaci, Adem

Source: The Pain Clinic, Volume 18, Number 2, 2006 , pp. 187-193(7)

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Abstract:

The objective of this retrospective study is to evaluate the effects of anesthesia type on phantom pain or sensation. A questionnaire of ten questions on phantom pain and sensation was sent by mail to patients who underwent lower extremity amputation surgery between 1996 and 2003 at Erciyes University Hospital. A total of 40 patients (age 51.0 ? 10.7 years, 80% male) who had general anesthesia and 27 patients (age 56.3 ? 14.0 years, 78% male) who had spinal anesthesia returned the questionnaire.

Phantom pain incidences were defined as 33% in the spinal anesthesia group and 65% in the general anesthesia group and the difference was statistically significant. Phantom sensation incidences were 74% in the spinal anesthesia group and 77% in the general anesthesia group and the difference was not statistically significant. In conclusion, phantom pain incidence was lower in amputees treated with spinal anesthesia.

Keywords: SPINAL; PHANTOM; ANESTHESIA

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156856906776760353

Publication date: 2006-04-01

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