Comparison of pain severity following video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy: Electric versus harmonic scalpels

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 919-922

  de Campos, José Ribas Milanez ^a   Wolosker, Nelson ^a   Yazbek, Guilherme ^a   Munia, Marco Antonio ^a   Kauffman, Paulo ^a   Puech Leao, Pedro ^a   Jatene, Fábio Biscegli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Postoperative period; Sympathectomy; Thoracic pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954557485     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.225383     Document Type: Article

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