Effects of preemptive epidural analgesia on post-thoracotomy pain

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 786-793

  Bong, Choon Looi ^a   Samuel, Miny ^b   Ng, Ju Mei ^c   Ip Yam, Chris ^c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Post thoracotomy pain; Preemptive analgesia; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; INDOMETACIN; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; LUNG RESECTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 28844482278     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.08.012     Document Type: Review

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