Shingo Takeuchi 
	
					    												
Japan						                            
                            
						
 Short Communication
												Surgical Strategy and Treatment for the Prevalence of the Post-
Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome 						
Author(s): Kyoji Hirai, Shingo Takeuchi and Jitsuo Usuda
Kyoji Hirai, Shingo Takeuchi and Jitsuo Usuda
             
						
												
				 The various types of pain evoked after thoracic surgery are wound pain, pulmonary apex pain due to the drain, pain caused by intercostal nerve damage, visceral pain due to manipulation of the pleura/bronchi during surgery. As the dominant nerve differs among painful areas, the innervation regions requiring analgesia are extensive, causing difficulty in pain control. These pains are treated by the thoracic epidural anesthesia, the administration of anti-inflammatory analgesics such as non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, gabapentin (anti-epileptic drug) as a central nerve system drug, or tranquilizers.
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												DOI:
												 10.4172/2161-1009.1000259