Prospective, randomized comparison of continuous thoracic epidural and thoracic paravertebral infusion in patients with unilateral multiple fractured ribs - A pilot study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1096-1101

  Mohta, Medha ^a,b   Verma, Priyanka ^a   Saxena, Ashok Kr ^a   Sethi, Ashok K ^a   Tyagi, Asha ^a   Girotra, Gautam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SFS Flats ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic technique; Bupivacaine; Rib fracture; Thoracic epidural analgesia; Thoracic paravertebral block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALE; PAIN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REST; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 67651028096     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318166d76d     Document Type: Article

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