Does a multimodal No-Compression suture technique of the intercostal space reduce chronic postthoracotomy pain? A prospective randomized study

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1460-1468

  Ibrahim, Mohsen ^a   Menna, Cecilia ^b   Andreetti, Claudio ^a   Puyo, Carlos ^c   Maurizi, Giulio ^a   D'andrilli, Antonio ^a   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^a   Massullo, Domenico ^a   Vanni, Camilla ^a   Berardi, Giammauro ^a   Baldini, Rossella ^d   Rendina, Erino Angelo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Edge suture; Intercostal muscle flap; Intrapleural intercostal nerve block; Post Thoracotomy pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHEST TUBE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODAL NO COMPRESSION SUTURE TECHNIQUE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE SPARING LATERAL MINITHORACOTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIB FRACTURE; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SPIROMETRY; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84987827776     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.05.023     Document Type: Article

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