Improved pain control after cardiac surgery: Results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1271-1278

  Dowling, Robert ^a,d   Thielmeier, Kenneth ^b   Ghaly, Aziz ^a   Barber, Deborah ^b   Boice, Todd ^a   Dine, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c I Flow Corporation   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; COST CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0344708491     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00585-3     Document Type: Article

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