Thoracic paravertebral block for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: Single injection versus multiple injections

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-94

  Kaya, Fatma Nur ^a   Turker, Gurkan ^a   Mogol, Elif Basagan ^a   Bayraktar, Selcan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

analgesia; paravertebral block; postoperative pain; video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN PLUS BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE INJECTION THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE INJECTION THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ANALGESICS; BUPIVACAINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84855317420     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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