Risk factors for chronic thoracic pain after cardiac surgery via sternotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1309-1313

  Van Gulik, Laura ^a   Janssen, Linda I ^a   Ahlers, Sabine J G M ^a   Bruins, Peter ^a   Driessen, Antoine H G ^a   Van Boven, Wim Jan ^a   Van Dongen, Eric P A ^a   Knibbe, Catherijne A J ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic thoracic pain; ICU; Predictors; Sternotomy; Women

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; STERNOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK PAIN; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 82255167899     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.03.039     Document Type: Article

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