Evaluation of intrapleural analgesia in the management of blunt traumatic chest wall pain: A clinical trial

American Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 488-493

  Short, Kimberly ^a   Scheeres, David ^a,b   Mlakar, Joseph ^a   Dean, Robert ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Surgical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRAPLEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHETERIZATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; PLEURA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC INJURIES; VITAL CAPACITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030005556     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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