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fentanyl and Phantom Limb

fentanyl has been researched along with Phantom Limb in 6 studies

Fentanyl: A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
fentanyl : A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the aryl amino group of N-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-amine with propanoic acid.

Phantom Limb: Perception of painful and nonpainful phantom sensations that occur following the complete or partial loss of a limb. The majority of individuals with an amputated extremity will experience the impression that the limb is still present, and in many cases, painful. (From Neurol Clin 1998 Nov;16(4):919-36; Brain 1998 Sep;121(Pt 9):1603-30)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Two patients with postamputation stump and phantom limb pain respectively responded favorably to intrathecal fentanyl which temporarily abolished the pain, normalized sensations and produced euphoria without supraspinal effects."7.67Relief of persistent postamputation stump and phantom limb pain with intrathecal fentanyl. ( Brody, MC; Chabal, C; Jacobson, L, 1989)
"Two patients with postamputation stump and phantom limb pain respectively responded favorably to intrathecal fentanyl which temporarily abolished the pain, normalized sensations and produced euphoria without supraspinal effects."3.67Relief of persistent postamputation stump and phantom limb pain with intrathecal fentanyl. ( Brody, MC; Chabal, C; Jacobson, L, 1989)
"Phantom limb pain was graded using a four-grade scale."2.84The Preventive Value of Epidural Calcitonin in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation. ( Aborahma, AM; Yousef, AA, 2017)
"The triggering of phantom limb pain by subarachnoid or epidural anaesthesia has been well described leading to the suggestion that neuraxial regional anaesthesia is relatively contraindicated in lower limb amputees."1.29Regional anaesthesia for repeat Caesarean section in a patient with phantom limb pain. ( Carrie, LE; Glynn, CJ; Uncles, DR, 1996)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (50.00)18.7374
1990's2 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (16.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Yousef, AA1
Aborahma, AM1
Uncles, DR1
Glynn, CJ2
Carrie, LE2
Jacobson, L3
Chabal, C3
Brody, MC2
Mariano, AJ1
Chaney, EF1

Trials

1 trial available for fentanyl and Phantom Limb

ArticleYear
The Preventive Value of Epidural Calcitonin in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation.
    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2017, Sep-01, Volume: 18, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amputation, Surgical; Analgesics; Bupivacaine; Calcitonin; Double-Blind Method; Female;

2017

Other Studies

5 other studies available for fentanyl and Phantom Limb

ArticleYear
Regional anaesthesia for repeat Caesarean section in a patient with phantom limb pain.
    Anaesthesia, 1996, Volume: 51, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Anesthesia, Conduction; Anesthesia, Epidural; Anesthesia, Obstetrical; An

1996
A comparison of the effects of intrathecal fentanyl and lidocaine on established postamputation stump pain.
    Pain, 1990, Volume: 40, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amputation Stumps; Fentanyl; Humans; Injections, Spinal; Lidocaine; Male; Middle Aged;

1990
Prolonged relief of acute postamputation phantom limb pain with intrathecal fentanyl and epidural morphine.
    Anesthesiology, 1989, Volume: 71, Issue:6

    Topics: Analgesia, Epidural; Fentanyl; Humans; Injections, Epidural; Injections, Spinal; Male; Middle Aged;

1989
Relief of persistent postamputation stump and phantom limb pain with intrathecal fentanyl.
    Pain, 1989, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Fentanyl; Humans; Injections, Spinal; Lidocaine; Male; Middle Aged; Pain, Postoperative; Phan

1989
Phantom limb pain and epidural anesthesia for cesarean section.
    Anesthesiology, 1986, Volume: 65, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Analgesia; Anesthesia, Epidural; Cesarean Section; Fentanyl; Humans; Opium; Pain; Phantom Lim

1986