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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:2113-2114
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

New technology

Invited commentary

Richard F. Heitmiller, MD

Department of Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, JPB 3333 N Calvert St, Suite 610, Baltimore, MD 21218-2895

(E-mail: richard.heitmiller@medstar.net).

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Despite advances in open thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracic surgery techniques, pain control continues to be a major focus of postoperative thoracic surgical patient care. This fact is especially true now, given the ever-increasing pressure to shorten length of hospital stay and time from work. The options for post-thoracotomy pain management are generally well known. They include local nerve blocks, numerous regional techniques (many continuous), patient-controlled narcotics (given orally, by injection, or . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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