A comparison of pulmonary function tests for postthoracotomy pain using cryoanalgesia and transcutaneous nerve stimulation Journal Article
| Authors: | Rooney, S. M.; Jain, S.; McCormack, P.; Bains, M. S.; Martini, N.; Goldiner, P. L. |
| Article Title: | A comparison of pulmonary function tests for postthoracotomy pain using cryoanalgesia and transcutaneous nerve stimulation |
| Abstract: | The beneficial effects of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TNS) and cryoanalgesia for postthoracotomy pain were compared against each other and against a control group through pulmonary function testing in the immediate and delayed postoperative period. Patients receiving cryoanalgesia did not perform well in the first 24 hours after operation. However, by the fifth postoperative day, they did as well as or even better than the TNS patients. Both cryoanalgesia and TNS were significantly effective in the management of postoperative pain as compared with controls. © 1986, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | diagnosis; lung function test; thorax surgery; therapy; cryoanesthesia; peripheral nervous system; human experiment; respiratory system; human; priority journal; transcutaneous nerve stimulation |
| Journal Title: | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science, Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1986-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 204 |
| End Page: | 207 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62670-7 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 3484939 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 18 August 2021 -- Source: Scopus; Acknowledgments: We acknowledge Shanta Madhaven PhD, from the Dept of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for the statistical analysis of data. |
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