Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection for Rib Fracture Pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 416-421

  Rauchwerger, Jacob J ^a   Candido, Kenneth D ^b   Deer, Timothy R ^c   Frogel, Jonathan K ^d   Iadevaio, Robert ^a   Kirschen, Neil B ^a  

^a Pain Management Center of Long Island   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Chest splinting; Fluoroscopy; Rib fractures; Steroids; Thoracic epidural steroid

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ENOXAPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FALLING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RIB FRACTURE; SPLINTING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84878782076     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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