Lumbar epidural sympathectomy for frostbite injuries of the feet.

@article{citeulike:2845171, abstract = {Fourteen patients with pain and paresthesias secondary to frostbite injury were treated with lumbar sympathetic blockade. The majority of patients had an excellent response to 48 hours of continuous epidural blockade with no recurrence of symptoms after blockade. Those patients who had a limited response to epidural blockade responded well to surgical lumbar sympathectomy. Lumbar sympathetic blockade is a safe and effective technique for treating the symptoms associated with frostbite injury.}, address = {Department of Surgery, U.S. Army MEDDAC Heidelberg.}, author = {Taylor, M. S.}, citeulike-article-id = {2845171}, issn = {0026-4075}, journal = {Military medicine}, keywords = {cold, frostbite}, month = {August}, number = {8}, pages = {566--567}, posted-at = {2008-05-29 17:42:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Lumbar epidural sympathectomy for frostbite injuries of the feet.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10459266}, volume = {164}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2845171 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2845171 N2 - Fourteen patients with pain and paresthesias secondary to frostbite injury were treated with lumbar sympathetic blockade. The majority of patients had an excellent response to 48 hours of continuous epidural blockade with no recurrence of symptoms after blockade. Those patients who had a limited response to epidural blockade responded well to surgical lumbar sympathectomy. Lumbar sympathetic blockade is a safe and effective technique for treating the symptoms associated with frostbite injury. IS - 8 JF - Military medicine SN - 0026-4075 AD - Department of Surgery, U.S. Army MEDDAC Heidelberg. EP - 567 TI - Lumbar epidural sympathectomy for frostbite injuries of the feet. VL - 164 SP - 566 KW - cold KW - frostbite AU - Taylor, MS PY - 1999/08// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10459266 ER -