A randomized controlled trial of continuous extrapleural analgesia post-thoracotomy: Efficacy and choice of local anaesthetic

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 236-245

  Barron, D J ^a   Tolan, M J ^b   Lea, R E ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bupivicaine; Extrapleural analgesia; Lignocaine; Post operative pain; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; THORACOTOMY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COST SAVINGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; LIDOCAINE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PLACEBOS; PLEURA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032957918     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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