Efficacy and safety of paravertebral blocks in breast surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 842-852

  Schnabel, A ^a   Reichl, S U ^a   Kranke, P ^b   Pogatzki Zahn, E M ^a   Zahn, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

breast surgery; paravertebral block; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

ANGIOOSTEOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; META ANALYSIS; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78649467383     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq265     Document Type: Article

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