A prospective, single-blind randomised study on the effect of intercostal nerve protection on early post-thoracotomy pain relief

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 840-845

  Wu, Nan ^a   Yan, Shi ^a   Wang, Xiaofei ^a   Lv, Chao ^a   Wang, Jia ^a   Zheng, Qingfeng ^a   Feng, Yuan ^a   Yang, Yue ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Intercostal nerve; Pain; Post thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DERMATOME; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYCODONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 77949654685     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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