Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · Nov 1983
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPost-thoracotomy pain relief: combined use of cryoprobe and morphine infusion techniques.
In a reported study we found that freezing of the intercostal nerves under direct vision at thoracotomy provided better postoperative analgesia than im morphine on demand. Infusions of morphine were also more effective than when used by the intramuscular route. ⋯ Further studies were carried out to evaluate the benefit of combining 'cryoprobe' analgesia with infusions of morphine. The combined use of morphine infusion and a cryoprobe did not produce greater postoperative pain relief than the use of the cryoprobe alone with im morphine on demand.