Transcutaneous nerve stimulation for pain relief during chest tube removal following cardiac surgery
Background and Aims: In patients undergoing open heart surgery, chest tubes are removed postoperatively when patients are well awake and stable. Pain during chest tube removal can be moderate to severe and can be the worst experience of hospitalization. Various modalities of pain relief during chest...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2018;volume=34;issue=2;spage=216;epage=220;aulast=Malik |