Out with the Old, In with the New: A Novel Approach to Treating Pain Associated with Rib Fractures
- 22 June 2010
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 34 (10), 2359-2362
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0651-9
Abstract
Rib fractures continue to be a challenging problem from both a pulmonary and analgesia standpoint. As a result, numerous modalities have been used to treat this condition, but none has proven universally available and efficacious. The objective of this pilot study was to assess the efficacy of a novel technique for placing an elastomeric infusion pump (EIP) catheter (On-Q; Lake Forest, CA, USA) in the extrathoracic paraspinous space to create a continuous intercostal nerve block.Keywords
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