The efficacy of intraoperative internal intercostal nerve block during video-assisted thoracic surgery on postoperative pain Gil Bolotin, MD, Horia Lazarovici, MD, Gideon Uretzky, MD, Amnon Y Zlotnick, MD, Ada Tamir, DSc, Milton Saute, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 1872-1875 (December 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01757-4
Fig 1 The endoscopic needle shown at the injection sight (back wall, 2 cm laterally to the sympathetic chain in intercostal spaces 2, 3, and 4). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1872-1875DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01757-4)
Fig 2 Mean ± SD of heart rate on admission to the recovery room, 30, 60, 90 minutes later, and at discharge from the recovery room. ∗p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1872-1875DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01757-4)
Fig 3 Mean ± SD of pain score on admission to the recovery room, 30, 60, 90 minutes later, and at discharge from the recovery room. ∗p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1872-1875DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01757-4)
Fig 4 Mean ± SD of respiratory rate on admission to the recovery room, 30, 60, 90 minutes later, and at discharge from the recovery room. ∗p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1872-1875DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01757-4)