Pain Management Following Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 393-409

  Elmore, Brett ^a   Nguyen, Van ^a   Blank, Randall ^a   Yount, Kenan ^a   Lau, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Pain management; Postoperative pain; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC POSTTHORACOTOMY PAIN; CRYOANESTHESIA; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL ANALGESIA; INTERPLEURAL ANALGESIA; INTRATHECAL OPIOID ANALGESIA; LOBECTOMY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; PARAVERTEBRAL ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; VOMITING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES;

HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84945251250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15585069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.07.005     Document Type: Review

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