Pro: Thoracic Epidural Block Is Superior to Paravertebral Blocks for Open Thoracic Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1717-1719

  Teeter, Emily G ^a   Kumar, Priya A ^a   Krakowski, James C ^a   Arora, Harendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

paravertebral block; thoracic epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYDROMORPHONE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFUSION; CRYOANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERCOSTAL BLOCKADE; INTERPLEURAL ANALGESIA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PROCEDURES; THORAX SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84983132767     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.06.015     Document Type: Note

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