Intercostal nerve damage. Injury of other nerves of thorax
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patints with pulmonary and non pulmunary pathology who under gone posterolateral thoractomy exclusion criteria: Below 19 years old; Chronic pain history; Adiction; Psychologic disorders; Invasion to ribs and parietal pleura; Under steroid treatment<6 mounth; Neoadjuvant therapy pre operation; Brain contusion or under mechanical ventilator; Epidoral catheter unuse; Discharge by chest tube
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: The day of surgery.2th weeks post surgery. 1th,2th,4th,6th month post surgery. Method of measurement: 1. visual pain scale 2.numeric rating score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Air leak, hemorrahge,pneumonia,emboli & DVT, empyema,wound infection,atelectasia. Timepoint: admission day, 1th,2th, 4th days. Method of measurement: Chest X-Ray. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences