Open AccessPost-thoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain: What should be preferred to optimize it - phrenic nerve infiltration or paracetamol infusion?
Author(s) -
Sobia Manzoor,
Talib Khan,
Syed Amer Zahoor,
Shaqul Qamar Wani,
Jan Mohamad Rather,
Shaista Yaqoob,
Zulfiqar Ali,
Zubair Ashraf Hakeem,
Bashir Ahmad Dar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_76_18
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , ropivacaine , thoracotomy , analgesic , phrenic nerve , surgery , intercostal nerves , group b , adverse effect , respiratory system
Post thoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain (PTISP) is a distressing and highly prevalent problem after thoracic surgery and has not received much attention despite the incidence as high as 85%.