| Title |
Cervico‐thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy for neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd002918.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sebastian Straube, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, Peter Cole |
| Abstract |
This review is an update of a review first published in Issue 2, 2003, which was substantially updated in Issue 7, 2010. The concept that many neuropathic pain syndromes (traditionally this definition would include complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS)) are "sympathetically maintained pains" has historically led to treatments that interrupt the sympathetic nervous system. Chemical sympathectomies use alcohol or phenol injections to destroy ganglia of the sympathetic chain, while surgical ablation is performed by open removal or electrocoagulation of the sympathetic chain or by minimally invasive procedures using thermal or laser interruption. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 15% |
| Colombia | 1 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 85% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 190 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 16% |
| Other | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 46 | 24% |
| Unknown | 53 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 77 | 40% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 8% |
| Psychology | 9 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 59 | 31% |
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