Cryoanalgesia in the management of pain after thoracotomy.
Authors:
- C J GlynnCGC J Glynn
- J W LloydJLJ W Lloyd
- J D BarnardJBJ D Barnard
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Abstract
The demand for postoperative analgesia was compared between 29 patients treated with cryoanalgesia to the relevant intercostal nerves during thoracotomy and a control group who did not have cryoanalgesia. The cryoanalgesia group required significantly less (p < 0.005) postoperative analgesia than did the control group.Keywords
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