Effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on interleukin-1β and postoperative pain: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study in breast reduction patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1620-1629

  Rohde, Christine ^a,b   Chiang, Austin ^a   Adipoju, Omotinuwe ^a   Casper, Diana ^a   Pilla, Arthur A ^a  

^a Columbia University Medical Center ^*

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953260134     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c9f6d3     Document Type: Article

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