Air-flow meter assessment of the effect of intercostal nerve blockade on respiratory function in rib fractures.
The respiratory effect of intercostal nerve block for pain from fractured ribs was evaluated in a prospective study of ten hospitalized patients. The respiratory function, evaluated with a Glaxo AirFloMeter, showed significant improvement one hour after induction of blockade, but after six hours the effect had subsided.
D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D012119:Respiration; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy