EFFECT OF INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCKADE DURING OPERATION ON LUNG FUNCTION AND THE RELIEF OF PAIN FOLLOWING THORACOTOMY
| Autor: | J. W. Dundee, P. K. Caves, J. E. Galway |
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| Rok vydání: | 1975 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Vomiting medicine.medical_treatment Vital Capacity Blood Pressure Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Intercostal nerves medicine Humans Clinical significance Thoracotomy Pulse Beneficial effects Lung function Bupivacaine Pain Postoperative Thoracic Nerves Local anaesthetic business.industry Respiration Headache Lidocaine Thoracic Surgery Nerve Block Thorax Blockade Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Neurology Anesthesia Intercostal Nerves Neurology (clinical) business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Anaesthesia. 47:730-735 |
| ISSN: | 0007-0912 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/bja/47.6.730 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY The use, during operation, of intercostal nerve blocks with lignocaine and bupivacaine for the relief of pain following thoracotomy was assessed in 138 patients. Irrespective of the method used to evaluate efficacy, it was not possible to demonstrate a lasting effect of clinical significance favouring either local anaesthetic agent. This form of treatment, although free from serious side effects, had no beneficial effects on lung function and is not recommended for the relief of pain following surgery. |
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