Low-intensity laser (660 NM) has analgesic effects on sternotomy of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafts
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy for reducing the acute pain of sternotomy in patients who underwent a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Methods: This study was conducted with ninety volunteers who electively submitted to CABG. The voluntee...
Main Authors: | Gilderlene Alves Fernandes, Raimundo de Barros Araújo Júnior, Andréa Conceição Gomes Lima, Isabel Clarisse Albuquerque Gonzaga, Rauirys Alencar de Oliveira, Renata Amadei Nicolau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=1;spage=52;epage=56;aulast=Fernandes |
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