1991
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)36721-2
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The effect of muscle-sparing versus standard posterolateral thoracotomy on pulmonary function, muscle strength, and postoperative pain

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“…The postoperative fentanyl requirement was higher in the IC group, but it did not reach statistical significance, although in the EDA group there were two patients who did not need fentanyl at all. The need for systemic opioid in both groups can be explained with the position of the patients during the operation, damage to the latissimus dorsi muscle (16), wide rib retraction each one of these leading to shoulder pain that cannot be prevented either by EDA or IC blocks. This is in accord with recent reviews suggesting multimodal pain management with the use of synergistic drugs (9).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The postoperative fentanyl requirement was higher in the IC group, but it did not reach statistical significance, although in the EDA group there were two patients who did not need fentanyl at all. The need for systemic opioid in both groups can be explained with the position of the patients during the operation, damage to the latissimus dorsi muscle (16), wide rib retraction each one of these leading to shoulder pain that cannot be prevented either by EDA or IC blocks. This is in accord with recent reviews suggesting multimodal pain management with the use of synergistic drugs (9).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A rib for grafting would not be available with such incisions, and exposure might be too restrictive for current hardware. 28 Excised ribs are frequently used as morcellized or strut grafts. 8,17 Vascularized rib grafts have the theoretical advantages of reliable viability and rapid fusion.…”
Section: Thoracic Openmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2001; Radlinsky et al. 2002) and to decrease the morbidity associated with thoracotomy (Hazelrigg et al. 1991; Landreneau et al.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%