NERVE BLOCKING (PAIN CONTROL) AFTER THORACOTOMY WITH BUPIVACAINE:EPIDURAL VS INTERCOSTAL
Introduction. Use of analgesics is an evitable and necessary part of thoracic surgery. This study was designed to compare analgesic effects of persistent thoracic epidural anesthesia versus persistent intercostal nerve block and determine their role in opioid need after thoracotomy. Methods...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2001-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/3419 |