Effect of Cryoanalgesia Combined with Intravenous Continuous Analgesia in Thoracotomy Patients

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-78

  Gwak, Mi Sook ^a   Yang, Mikyung ^a   Hahm, Tae Soo ^a   Cho, Hyun Sung ^a   Cho, Chung Hwan ^a   Song, Jae Gyok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cryotherapy; Pain; Respiratory function tests; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EFFUSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REST; SIDE EFFECT; THORACOTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 1542303423     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.74     Document Type: Article

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