The PINE study: rationale and design of a randomised comparison of epidural injection of local anaesthetics and steroids versus care-as-usual to prevent postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly [ISRCTN32866390]

BACKGROUND: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is by far the most common complication of herpes zoster (HZ) and one of the most intractable pain disorders. Since PHN is seen most often in the elderly, the number of patients with this disorder is expected to increase in our ageing society. PHN may last for...

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Autores principales: Opstelten, Wim, van Wijck, Albert JM, van Essen, Gerrit A, Buskens, Erik, Bak, Annette AA, Kalkman, Cornelis J, Verheij, Theo JM, Moons, Karel GM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC341453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15005813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-4-2

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