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Rib Fracture Cryoanalgesia
In Brief
An observational study evaluating ioveraº system for Pain Management Improvement. Completed, enrolled 5 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Rib fractures lead to poor patient outcomes and even death 3. Data suggests effective pain management is crucial to obtain favorable outcomes 4, 5Current outpatient treatment modalities are limited to oral or topical medications with low efficacy and high risk for opioid dependence. In-patient management with a thoracic epidural TEA is largely considered the gold standard, but the risks of TEA may outweigh the benefits 6 to 8.
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the use of surgical procedure that produces lesions in peripheral nervous tissue through application of extreme cold