The effects of cryotherapy in relieving postarthroscopy pain

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 636-643

  Fang, Li ^a,b   Hung, Chich Hsiu ^b,c   Wu, Shang Liang ^c   Fang, Shu Hui ^d   Stocker, Joel ^b  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Research Association of Health Care   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cryotherapy; Ice in a plastic bag; Nurses; Nursing; Pain

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYOTHERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857031329     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03531.x     Document Type: Article

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