Can thoracic paravertebral block replace thoracic epidural block in pediatric cardiac surgery A randomized blinded study

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-263

  El Morsy, Gamal Z ^a   El Deeb, Alaa ^a   El Desouky, Tariq ^a   Elsharkawy, Ashraf A ^a   Elgamal, Mohamed Adel F ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidural block; Paravertebral block; Post thoracotomy pain

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACIC EPIDURAL BLOCK; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; THORACOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84870280556     PISSN: 09719784     EISSN: 09745181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.101848     Document Type: Article

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