Subpleural block is less effective than thoracic epidural analgesia for post-thoracotomy pain: A randomised controlled study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-191

  Kanazi, Ghassan E ^a   Ayoub, Chakib M ^a   Aouad, Marie ^a   Abdallah, Faraj ^b   Sfeir, Pierre M ^a   Adham, Almoataz Billah F ^c   El Khatib, Mohamad F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural; Subpleural; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBPLEURAL ANALGESIA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859742813     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834fcef7     Document Type: Article

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