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Clinical Trial
. 1983;149(2):119-20.

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, E Halkier
  • PMID: 6349198
Clinical Trial

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

V M Pedersen et al. Acta Chir Scand. 1983.

Abstract

The 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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