Epidural steroid and clonidine for chronic intractable post-thoracotomy pain: A pilot study

Pain Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-13

  Ayad, Amany E ^a   El Masry, Ashraf ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidural clonidine; Epidural steroid; Post thoracotomy pain; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC POST THORACOTOMY PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; STEROID THERAPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84855730739     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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