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Observational studyMedicine2021

Effect of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency on intercostal neuralgia after lung cancer surgery: A retrospective study.

Tong Wei, Hui Hou, Li-Li Zhou, Qiu-Xia Mu

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Observational study in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tong WeiDepartment of Radiology.
Hui HouDepartment of Gastroenterology.
Li-Li ZhouDepartment of Ultrasound, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang.
Qiu-Xia MuDepartment of Ultrasound, 4th (Xing Yuan) Hospital of Yulin, Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThis retrospective study investigated the effect of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency (UGPRF) on intercostal neuralgia (ICN) after lung cancer surgery (LCS).This retrospective observational study analyzed the outcome data of UGPRF on ICN in 80 patients with LCS. All those patients were allocated into a treatment group (n = 40) and a control group (n = 40). All patient data were collected between January 2018 and November 2019. The primary outcome was pain intensity (measured by numerical rating scale, NRS). The secondary outcomes were sleep quality (measured by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), anesthetic consumption, and treatment-related adverse events.After treatment, patients in the treatment group showed better outcomes in NRS (P < .01), PSQI (P < .01), and anesthetic consumption (P < .01), than patients in the control group. No treatment-related adverse events were documented in both groups in this study.The results of this study found that UGPRF may benefit patients for pain relief of ICN after LCS.

Indexed as

Intercostal NervesPulsed Radiofrequency TreatmentAgedFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeuralgiaPneumonectomyPostoperative PainRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, Interventional

Identifiers

PMID34106585
PMCPMC8133240
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