Management of post-operative pain by placement of an intraoperative intercostal catheter after single port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A propensity-score matched study

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1087-1093

  Wu, Ching Feng ^a   Hsieh, Ming Ju ^a   Liu, Hung Pin ^a   Gonzalez Rivas, Diego ^b   Liu, Yun Hen ^a   Wu, Yi Cheng ^a   Chao, Yin Kai ^a   Wu, Ching Yang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intercostal nerve block; Minimally invasive surgery; Single port video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (single port VATS)

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL CATHETER; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84971617648     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.04.01     Document Type: Article

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