Blue Light as an Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Strategy in Thoracic Trauma (BLAASTT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial in adult trauma inpatients with painful rib fractures

Introduction Blue light (peak wavelength 442 nm) has been shown to modulate the immune response in preclinical models of intra-abdominal sepsis and pneumonia. In vivo pathways involve optic nerve stimulation with transmission to the central nervous system, activation of parasympathetic pathways term...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Yan Xu, Matthew D Neal, Luca La Colla, Matthew R Rosengart, Rebecca E Kotcher, Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin, Keith M Vogt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2025-09-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9/e097462.full