Cryoanalgesia for post-thoracotomy pain relief.
(1987) Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica — Vol. 38, n° 2, p. 179-183 (1987)
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- A randomized study comparing the postoperative requirements of narcotics of three groups of patients (Group I: no analgesia; Group II: internal intercostal nerve block; Group III: cryoanalgesia) was conducted. This study was performed in order to assess the efficiency of cryoanalgesia versus internal intercostal nerve block to obtain pain relief after thoracotomy. Regarding post-operative narcotic requirements (Piritramide-Dipidolor), there was no significant difference between Group I and Group II patients, but patients from Group III required a significantly lower amount of narcotics during the first 36 postoperative hours (p less than 0.01). We conclude that, although cryoanalgesia does not provide complete post-thoracotomy pain relief, it is however an easy and safe method and is more efficient than internal intercostal nerve block for pain relief after thoracotomy.
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Joucken, K., Michel, L., Schoevaerdts, J.-C., Mayné, A., & Randour, P. (1987). Cryoanalgesia for post-thoracotomy pain relief. Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica, 38(2), 179-183. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/53278 (Original work published 1987)