Intercostal Muscle Flap for Decreasing Pain After Thoracotomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 195-199

  Allama, Amr Mohammad ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRAIN; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIB FRACTURE; SAFETY; SUTURE; THORACOTOMY;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76449111089     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.094     Document Type: Article

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