Effect of bilateral intercostal nerve protection on post-thoracotomy pain relief: A prospective single-blinded randomized study

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 597-601

  Yan, Shi ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   Xiong, Hong Chao ^a   Zheng, Qing Feng ^a   Lü, Chao ^a   Feng, Yuan ^a   Yang, Yue ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Intercostal nerves; Pain, postoperative; Thoracic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649191935     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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