Cryoablation Catheter Used in the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation May Treat Chest Tube Pain: Engin Technique.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
; 39(2): e20230354, 2024 May 15.
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| ID: mdl-38748605
ABSTRACT
Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery plays an important role in the patient's recovery process. In particular, pain at the chest tube site can negatively affect the comfort and recovery of these patients. Effective pain control minimizes the risk of many complications. Oral and intravenous analgesics, epidural anesthesia, paravertebral block, and intercostal nerve blockade are used in chest tube pain control. We routinely use the surgical cryoablation method in the presence of atrial fibrillation in the preoperative period of cardiac surgery in our clinic. Here we aimed to describe our method of using the cryoablation catheter for intercostal nerve blockade.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain, Postoperative
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Chest Tubes
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Cryosurgery
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Country of publication:
Brazil