Sun-Mei Chung, Jui-Chien Wang, Chung-Ren Lin, Shu-Cheng Liu, Po-Ting Wu, Fa-Chuan Kuan, Ching-Ju Fang, Yu-Kang Tu, Kai-Lan Hsu, Pei-Chun Lai, Chien-An Shih
BACKGROUND: Phantom limb pain (PLP) frequently affects individuals with limb amputations. When PLP evolves into its chronic phase, known as chronic PLP, traditional therapies often fall short in providing sufficient relief. The optimal intervention for chronic PLP remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this network meta-analysis (NMA) were to examine the efficacy of different treatments on pain intensity for patients with chronic PLP. EVIDENCE REVIEW: We searched Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and CINAHL EBSCO, focusing on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated interventions such as neuromodulation, neural block, pharmacological methods, and alternative treatments...
February 21, 2024: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine