Delivery of local anaesthetic via a sternal catheter to reduce the pain caused by sternal fractures: first case series using the new technique.

Appelboam, A; McLauchlan, C A J; Murdoch, J; MacIntyre, P A

Appelboam, A; McLauchlan, C A J; Murdoch, J; MacIntyre, P A.

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Appelboam A; Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, UK. appel@doctors.org.uk

Emerg Med J ; 23(10): 791-3, 2006 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16988309

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Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage; Fractures, Bone/complications; Pain/prevention & control; Sternum/injuries; Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bupivacaine/administration & dosage; Bupivacaine/analogs & derivatives; Catheterization, Peripheral; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures, Bone/rehabilitation; Humans; Levobupivacaine; Male; Middle Aged; Pain/etiology; Pain Measurement/methods; Patient Satisfaction

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 9_ODS3_accidentes_transito Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pain / Sternum / Fractures, Bone / Anesthetics, Local Type of study: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Emerg Med J Year: 2006 Document type: Article

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