Intercostal muscle flap reduces the pain of thoracotomy: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 987-993

  Cerfolio, Robert James ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^b   Patel, Bhavik ^b   Bartolucci, Alfred A ^b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIB; SEX ROLE; SPIROMETRY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 26444552059     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.05.052     Document Type: Article

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