Shuman R L, Peters R M
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Jan;71(1):82-8.
Epidural analgesia for control of postoperative thoracotomy pain in patients with carcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive airway disease is described. The rationale and procedure for its use are presented. Epidural analgesia used in 8 patients requiring pulmonary resection who had chronic obstructive airway disease resulted in an improved postoperative course and avoided use of narcotics or a respirator in 7 of the 8 patients.
描述了硬膜外镇痛用于控制肺癌和慢性阻塞性气道疾病患者开胸术后疼痛的情况。介绍了其使用的基本原理和方法。对8例需要进行肺切除且患有慢性阻塞性气道疾病的患者使用硬膜外镇痛，结果术后病程改善，8例患者中有7例避免了使用麻醉剂或呼吸机。
