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2021


Trauma Surg Acute Care Open


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Efficacy of intercostal cryoneurolysis as an analgesic adjunct for chest wall pain after surgery or trauma: systematic review.

Authors

Cha PI, Min J G, Patil A, Choi J, Kothary NN, Forrester JD
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021; 6(1):e000690.
PMID: 34079913.

Abstract

There is a critical need for non-narcotic analgesic adjuncts in the treatment of thoracic pain. We evaluated the efficacy of intercostal cryoneurolysis as an analgesic adjunct for chest wall pain, specifically addressing the applicability of intercostal cryoneurolysis for pain control after chest wall trauma.