Hypnosis as sole anaesthesia for skin tumour removal in a patient with multiple chemical sensitivity.
Anaesthesia
; 68(9): 961-5, 2013 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23845031
A female patient with multiple chemical sensitivity and previous anaphylactoid reactions to local anaesthetics was admitted for removal of a thigh skin tumour under hypnosis as sole anaesthesia. The hypnotic protocol included hypnotic focused analgesia and a pre-operative pain threshold test. After inducing hypnosis, a wide excision was performed, preserving the deep fascia, and the tumour was removed; the patient's heart rate and blood pressure did not increase during the procedure. When the patient was de-hypnotised, she reported no pain and was discharged immediately. Our case confirms the efficacy of hypnosis and demonstrates that it may be valuable as a sole anaesthetic method in selected cases. Hypnosis can prevent pain perception and surgical stress as a whole, comparing well with anaesthetic drugs.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain
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Skin Neoplasms
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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Hypnosis
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Anesthesia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Anaesthesia
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy