Intracostal sutures decrease the pain of thoracotomy

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Intracostal sutures decrease the pain of thoracotomy Robert J Cerfolio, MD, FACSa, Theolynn N Price, MD, Ayesha S Bryant, MSPH, Cynthia Sale Bass, RN, MSN, Alfred A Bartolucci, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 2, Pages 407-412 (August 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00447-8

Fig 1 This figure depicts how the stitches were placed in the group of patients who received pericostal sutures (P group), as viewed from the surgeon’s side during a right thoracotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 407-412DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00447-8)

Fig 2 This figure depicts how the stitches were placed in the group of patients who received intracostal sutures (I group), as viewed from the surgeon’s side during a right thoracotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 407-412DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00447-8)

Fig 3 Mean pain scores with standard deviations. (♦ = P group; ▩ = I group.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 407-412DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00447-8)