Epidural Analgesia for Severe Chest Trauma: An Analysis of Current Practice on the Efficacy and Safety.

Conclusion: Epidural analgesia was successful in 59% of patients; however, 30% needed additional analgesic interventions. As about half of the patients had epidural-related complications, it remains debatable whether epidural analgesia is a sufficient treatment modality in patients with multiple rib fractures. PMID: 31016043 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016043?dopt=Abstract

Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - April 26, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Res Pract Source Type: research

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