Trends and New Evidence in the Management of Acute and Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain-An Overview of the Literature from 2005 to 2015

David Rodriguez-Aldrete; Keith A Candiotti; Rengarajan Janakiraman; Yiliam F Rodriguez-Blanco

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2015.07.029

Trends and New Evidence in the Management of Acute and Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain-An Overview of the Literature from 2005 to 2015

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Jun;30(3):762-72. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.07.029. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Authors

David Rodriguez-Aldrete¹, Keith A Candiotti¹, Rengarajan Janakiraman¹, Yiliam F Rodriguez-Blanco²

Affiliations

¹ Deparment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
² Deparment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: YRodriguez4@med.miami.edu.

PMID: 26597765
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.07.029

No abstract available

Keywords: analgesic adjuvants; chronic post-thoracotomy pain; intrathecal analgesia; post-thoracotomy shoulder pain; thoracic epidural analgesia; thoracic paravertebral block; thoracotomy pain.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists / therapeutic use
Analgesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Intravenous
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Cryoanesthesia
Humans
Ketamine / therapeutic use
Nerve Block
Pain, Postoperative / therapy*
Thoracotomy*
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Ketamine