Comparative study on the analgesic effect of acute ipsilateral shoulder pain after open thoracotomy between preoperative ultrasound guided suprascapular nerve block (SNB) and intraoperative phrenic nerve infiltration (PNI) in cancer lung patients

Comparative study on the analgesic effect of acute ipsilateral shoulder pain after open thoracotomy between preoperative ultrasound guided suprascapular nerve block (SNB) and intraoperative phrenic nerve infiltration (PNI) in cancer lung patients

Introduction: Acute ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP) is a common complaint in patients after thoracotomy. The incidence ranges from 21% to 97%. Unfortunately, clinical studies did not put enough focus on ISP post thoracic surgery. Aim of the work: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness...

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Main Authors: Bassel M. Elfokery, Sahar A. Tawfic, Abdelrahman M. Abdelrahman, Dina N. Abbas, Ikramy M. Abdelghaffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Subjects:
Suprascapular nerve
Shoulder pain
Phrenic nerve
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036218300037

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