Intra-operative paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in thoracotomy patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 902-906

  Helms, Olivier ^a   Mariano, Juliette ^a   Hentz, Jean Gustave ^a   Santelmo, Nicola ^a   Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ^a   Massard, Gilbert ^a   Steib, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Paravertebral; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGICAL AND SENSORIAL PROCEDURES; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; THORACOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052965150     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.067     Document Type: Article

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