Contribution of pain to inspiratory muscle dysfunction after upper abdominal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 1372-1375

  Vassilakopoulos, Theodoros ^a   Mastora, Zafiria ^b   Katsaounou, Paraskevi ^b   Doukas, George ^b   Klimopoulos, Serafim ^b   Roussos, Charis ^b   Zakynthinos, Spyros ^b  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034109869     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.4.9907082     Document Type: Article

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