The effect of addition of wound infiltration with local anaesthetics to interpleural block on post-thoracotomy pain, pulmonary function and stress response in comparison to thoracic epidural and paravertebral block

Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-72

  Wedad, Mai ^a,b   Zaki, Mohamed K ^a   Haleem, Mohab ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Interpleural block; Paravertebral block; Thoracic epidural analgesia; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPICOTIL; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; TENOXICAM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL WOUND; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1242276440     PISSN: 11101849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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