• Acta Chir Scand · Jan 1983

    Clinical Trial

    Air-flow meter assessment of the effect of intercostal nerve blockade on respiratory function in rib fractures.

    • V M Pedersen, S Schulze, K Høier-Madsen, and E Halkier.
    • Acta Chir Scand. 1983 Jan 1; 149 (2): 119-20.

    AbstractThe respiratory effect of intercostal nerve block for pain from fractured ribs was evaluated in a prospective study of ten hospitalized patients. The respiratory function, evaluated with a Glaxo AirFloMeter, showed significant improvement one hour after induction of blockade, but after six hours the effect had subsided.

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