Continuous pain relief for multiple fractured ribs.

Interpleural catheter technique for perioperative pain management.

Management of pain in surgical patient is very crucial. It is more so in thoracic and upper abdominal surgery. Lots of technique and drugs have been used to control postoperative pain including thoracic epidural analgesia. We describe a case in whom Intraoperative and Postoperative pain was managed by injecting 0.5% bupivacaine 20 ml in the interpleural space through the catheter, followed by c...

Continuous thoracic paravertebral infusion of bupivacaine for pain management in patients with multiple fractured ribs.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a continuous thoracic paravertebral infusion of bupivacaine for pain management in patients with unilateral multiple fractured ribs (MFR). DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized case series. SETTING Multidisciplinary tertiary hospital. PATIENTS Fifteen patients with unilateral MFR. INTERVENTIONS Insertion of a catheter into the thoracic paravertebra...

Pain Management in Multiple Fractured Ribs; Role of Regional Analgesia

Acute pain management of patients with multiple fractured ribs: a focus on regional techniques.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Thoracic trauma leading to multiple fractured ribs (MFR) remains very common. Good analgesia may help to improve a patient's respiratory mechanics and to avoid intubation of the trachea for ventilatory support and therefore may dramatically alter the course of recovery. We herein review the analgesia options for patients with MFR. RECENT FINDINGS For healthy patients with on...

Effect of Panax notoginseng in patients with multiple fractured ribs and pulmonary contusions caused by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of conventional treatment and Panax notoginseng (PN group) is superior to conventional treatment alone (CG group) in reducing the clinical symptoms of patients with multiple fractured ribs and pulmonary contusions. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients treated for multiple fr...