Intrapleural intercostal nerve block associated with mini-thoracotomy improves pain control after major lung resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 790-794

  D'Andrilli, Antonio ^a   Ibrahim, Mohsen ^a   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^a   Venuta, Federico ^b   De Giacomo, Tiziano ^b   Massullo, Domenico ^a   Pinto, Giovanni ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intercostal nerve block; Major lung resection; Mini thoracotomy; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PROPACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 33746090990     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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