Can any intervention effectively reduce the pain associated with chest drain removal?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-232

  Barnard, James ^a   Thompson, Jacqueline ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest tubes; Device removal; Evidence based medicine; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 2442457569     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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