Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation after thoracic surgery: Systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized trials;Estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea no pós-operatório de cirurgia torácica: Revisão sistemática e metanálise de estudos randomizados

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-87

  Sbruzzi, Graciele ^a   Silveira, Scheila Azeredo ^b   Silva, Diego Vidaletti ^b   Coronel, Christian Correa ^a   Plentz, Rodrigo Della Méa ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre ^*

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Review; Thoracic surgery; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84866393139     PISSN: 01027638     EISSN: 16789741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20120012     Document Type: Article

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