Incidence of post-thoracotomy pain: A comparison between total intravenous anaesthesia and inhalation anaesthesia

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1078-1082

  Song, Jun Gol ^a   Shin, Jin Woo ^a   Lee, Eun Ho ^a   Choi, Dae Kee ^a   Bang, Ji Youn ^a   Chin, Ji Hyun ^a   Choi, In Cheol ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic post thoracotomy pain syndrome; Propofol; Remifentanil; Total intravenous anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC POST THORACOTOMY PAIN SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862168489     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr133     Document Type: Article

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