Underutilization of Paravertebral Block in Thoracic Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 635-638

  Myles, Paul S ^a,b   Bain, Chris ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Centre for Clinical Research Excellence   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BODY POSTURE; BREAST SURGERY; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG DISEASE; NAUSEA; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; PARAVERTEBRAL CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPINAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SPINAL NERVES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33749141469     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.06.007     Document Type: Editorial

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