Acetaminophen decreases early post-thoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain in patients with thoracic epidural analgesia: A double-blind placebo-controlled study

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-478

  Mac, Thien Bich ^a   Girard, François ^a   Chouinard, Philippe ^a   Boudreault, Daniel ^a   Lafontaine, Edwin R ^a   Ruel, Monique ^a   Ferraro, Pasquale ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Anesthesia; Epidural analgesia; Shoulder pain; Surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 23444450753     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.11.041     Document Type: Article

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