Acute pain management for patients undergoing thoracotomy.
Management of thoracotomy pain can be difficult, but the benefits of effective pain control are significant. A variety of modalities for treating postoperative pain after thoracotomy are available, including systemic opiates, regional analgesics, and new oral and parenteral agents. This work provides a review of the literature and recommendations for the clinician.
Soto
Roy G
RG
Department of Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. rsoto@hsc.usf.edu
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Eugene S
ES
D000208:Acute Disease; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D013908:Thoracotomy