Is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effective in relieving postoperative pain after thoracotomy?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-288

  Freynet, Anne ^a   Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Postoperative pain; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75449116764     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.219576     Document Type: Article

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