Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53071#.VLSWfcnQrzE Author(s) Reda Tolba 1 , Rhamee Badr 2 , Maged Guirguis 1 , Loran Mounir Soliman 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Management Department, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, USA . 2 Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA . 3 Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA . ABSTRACT Introduction: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder characterized by pain as well as a myriad of sensory, autonomic, and motor disturbances. We are reporting a case of child diagnosed with CRPS and successfully treated with supraclavicular brachial plexus catheter infusion of local anesthetic. Case Report: An eight-year-old male underwent a left thoracotomy, repair of esophageal vascular ring, and translocation of the left subclavian to the left carotid artery. Post-operative cours...
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