Muscle-sparing versus posterolateral thoracotomy: a prospective study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 496-500

  Athanassiadi, Kalliopi ^a   Kakaris, Stamatios ^a   Theakos, Nick ^a   Skottis, Ion ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Muscle sparing thoracotomy; Posterolateral thoracotomy; Postoperative pain; Shoulder function

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX WALL; TUBE; TUMOR;

AGED; CHEST TUBES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER JOINT; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33847278455     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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