Continuous percutaneous paravertebral block for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 594-596

  Ganapathy, Sugantha ^a   Murkin, John M ^a   Boyd, Douglas W ^a   Dobkowski, Wojciech ^a   Morgan, Joanne ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Paravertebral block; Postoperative pain; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0032859069     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90015-0     Document Type: Article

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