Efficacy of Methods of Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Pain Relief After Thoracotomy
Detterbeck FC. Efficacy of Methods of Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Pain Relief After Thoracotomy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2005, 80: 1550-1559. PMID: 16181921, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercostal nerve blockadePain reliefNerve blockadePostthoracotomy pain reliefIntercostal nerve blockExtrapleural infusionRandomized studyIntercostal blockadeInterpleural catheterNerve blockContinuous infusionLocal anestheticsSubpleural spaceSystematic reviewBlockadeCatheterInfusionNarcoticsReliefEfficacy of methodsThoracotomyCryoanalgesiaAnesthetics