Open AccessPerioperative systemic magnesium sulphate to minimize acute and chronic post-thoracotomy pain: a prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Verena Ghezel-Ahmadi,
David Ghezel-Ahmadi,
J Schirren,
Charalambos Tsapopiorgas,
Grietje Beck,
Servet Bölükbas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.50
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , perioperative , thoracotomy , observational study , neuropathic pain , prospective cohort study , analgesic , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics
Thoracotomy leads to acute and chronic post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of magnesium sulphate (MgSO 4 ) administered perioperatively on acute postoperative and CPTP syndrome.