Intraoperative cryolysis of intercostal nerves in thoracic surgery
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 20 (1) , 85-87
- https://doi.org/10.3109/14017438609105920
Abstract
Pain is a major problem associated with thoracotomy. Intraoperative cryolysis of the intercostal nerves around the incision can essentially reduce the postoperative analgesic requirement and diminish the impairment of ventilatory capacity. To obtain maximum effect, it is recommended that the sites of drainage should also be treated with cryolysis.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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