Pleural anesthetics given through an epidural catheter secured inside a chest tube.
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Abstract
Pain management after thoracic surgical procedures is a difficult clinical problem. A variety of pain management methods are used with variable efficacy. This paper presents an effective method of pleural anesthetic administration using a pleural catheter inserted through a chest tube.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthetics
- Chest Tubes
- Postoperative Pain
- Thoracic Surgery