title: Air-flow meter assessment of the effect of intercostal nerve blockade on respiratory function in rib fractures.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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