Switch to new thesaurus. frontal lobotomy, leucotomy, leukotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy. psychosurgery - brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems. transorbital lobotomy - a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers.
Pain in chest after CPR and defibrillation is due to following reasons: 1. A rib fracture during cardiac massage 2. Muscle injury during cardiac massage and defibrillation. If you have a rib fracture , it may take 4-8 weeks at least for healing. Pain due to muscle injuries usually subside in 2-4 weeks.
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- About one in 10 heart surgery patients has persistent pain for up to two years after the operation, a new study reveals. The study included more than 1,200 patients aged 18 and older who had heart procedures -- such as bypass or valve replacement -- at four cardiac surgery centers in Canada. Postoperative pain was felt by 40 percent of patients after three months, 22 percent of patients after six months, 17 percent after one year, and 10 percent of patients after two years, according to the study in the current issue of the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).