Analgesic efficacy of lidocaine and multimodal analgesia for chest tube removal: A randomized trial study

• Main Authors: Valdecy Ferreira de Oliveira Pinheiro (Author), José Madson Vidal da Costa (Author), Marcelo Matos Cascudo (Author), Ênio de Oliveira Pinheiro (Author), Maria Angela Ferreira Fernandes (Author), Ivonete Batista de Araujo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to assess the analgesic efficacy of subcutaneous lidocaine and multimodal analgesia for chest tube removal following heart surgery. Methods: sixty volunteers were randomly allocated in two groups; 30 participants in the experimental group were given 1% subcutaneous lidocaine, and 30 contr...