Are intracostal sutures better than pericostal sutures for closing a thoracotomy?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 807-815

  Visagan, Ravindran ^a   McCormack, David J ^b   Shipolini, Alex R ^b   Jarral, Omar A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intracostal suture; Muscle flap; Pericostal suture; Rib approximation; Thoracotomy closure

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACOSTAL SUTURE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FLAP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERICOSTAL SUTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ANALGESICS; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863434264     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs096     Document Type: Article

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