Epidural analgesia in ICU chest trauma patients with fractured ribs: retrospective study of pain control and intubation requirements

Epidural analgesia in ICU chest trauma patients with fractured ribs: retrospective study of pain control and intubation requirements

Abstract Background Nonintubated chest trauma patients with fractured ribs admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk for complications and may require invasive ventilation at some point. Effective pain control is essential. We assessed whether epidural analgesia (EA) in patients with fra...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Bachoumas, Albrice Levrat, Aurélie Le Thuaut, Stéphane Rouleau, Samuel Groyer, Hervé Dupont, Paul Rooze, Nathanael Eisenmann, Timothée Trampont, Julien Bohé, Benjamin Rieu, Jean-Charles Chakarian, Aurélie Godard, Laura Frederici, Stephanie Gélinotte, Aurélie Joret, Pascale Roques, Benoit Painvin, Christophe Leroy, Marcel Benedit, Loic Dopeux, Edouard Soum, Vlad Botoc, Muriel Fartoukh, Marie-Hélène Hausermann, Toufik Kamel, Jean Morin, Roland De Varax, Gaetan Plantefève, Alexandre Herbland, Matthieu Jabaudon, Thibault Duburcq, Christelle Simon, Russell Chabanne, Francis Schneider, Frederique Ganster, Cedric Bruel, Ahmed-Saïd Laggoune, Delphine Bregeaud, Bertrand Souweine, Jean Reignier, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Epidural analgesia
Chest trauma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00733-0

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