Multiple-injection thoracic paravertebral block as an alternative to general anaesthesia for elective breast surgeries: A randomised controlled trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-33

  Das, Sabyasachi ^a   Bhattacharya, Pradipta ^a   Mandal, Mohan Chandra ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Soma ^a   Basu, Sekhar Ranjan ^a   Mandol, Bikas Kusum ^a  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic technique; General anaesthesia; Multiple injection technique; Post operative analgesia; Unilateral breast surgery; Unilateral thoracic paravertebral block

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; UNILATERAL THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; VERTEBRA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84863731333     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.93340     Document Type: Article

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