Improved postoperative pain control using thoracic paravertebral block for breast operations

Breast Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 483-488

  Boughey, Judy C ^a   Goravanchi, Farzin ^b   Parris, Ronald N ^b   Kee, Spencer S ^b   Frenzel, John C ^b   Hunt, Kelly K ^b   Ames, Frederick C ^b   Kuerer, Henry M ^b   Lucci, Anthony ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast surgery; Length of stay; Pain control; Paravertebral block; Postoperative pain; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYPNEA; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; THORAX PAIN;

BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VOMITING;

EID: 70449645179     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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