The Effect of Massage on Acute Postoperative Pain in Critically and Acutely Ill Adults Post-thoracic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 339-346

  Boitor, Madalina ^a,b   Gélinas, Céline ^a,b   Richard Lalonde, Melissa ^a   Thombs, Brett D ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Massage; Meta analysis; Pain; Randomized controlled trial; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN INTENSITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 85020430578     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2017.05.005     Document Type: Review

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